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avowtry

avowtry noun: adultery.

Noun

avowtry (usually uncountable, plural avowtries)

  1. (obsolete, usually) adultery

Forms of avowtry

pluralavowtries
alternative formadvoutry
alternative formadvowtry

Origin of avowtry

From Middle English avoutrie, from Old French avouterie, variant (perhaps influenced by vout, vut (“vow”)) of aouterie, aolterie, from Late Latin adulterium. Doublet of adultery, which replaced it in modern English.

Questions about avowtry

What does avowtry mean?
Avowtry means adultery.
What part of speech is avowtry?
Avowtry is a noun.
What is the plural of avowtry?
The plural of avowtry is avowtries.

Words near avowtry in the dictionary

  1. avowing
  2. avowries
  3. avowry
  4. avows
  5. avowtries
  6. avowtry
  7. avoyd
  8. Avoyel
  9. Avoyelle
  10. Avoyelles
  11. Avoyelles Parish

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