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avowance

/əˈvaʊəns/

avowance noun: an act of avowing; an avowal.

Noun

avowance (usually uncountable, plural avowances)

  1. (obsolete, usually) An act of avowing; an avowal.
  2. (obsolete, usually) An upholding; a defence, a vindication.
    • Reader I requeſt thee do Me, thy Self, and Truth right: VVhether can my avovvance of King-murdering be collected from any thing here vvritten by me?1659, Thomas Fuller, “An Answer to Dr. Heylyn's Necessary Introduction &c.”, in The Appeal of Iniured Innocence: Unto the Religious Learned and Ingenious Reader: In a Controversie betwixt the...

Forms of avowance

pluralavowances

Origin of avowance

From avow + -ance.

Questions about avowance

What does avowance mean?
Avowance means an act of avowing; an avowal.
What part of speech is avowance?
Avowance is a noun.
How do you pronounce avowance?
Avowance is pronounced /əˈvaʊəns/.
What is the plural of avowance?
The plural of avowance is avowances.

Words near avowance in the dictionary

  1. avowable
  2. avowableness
  3. avowably
  4. avowal
  5. avowals
  6. avowance
  7. avowances
  8. avowant
  9. avowants
  10. avowed
  11. avowedly

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