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avoyer

avoyer noun: a chief magistrate of various free imperial cities or cantons of Switzerland.

Noun

avoyer (plural avoyers)

  1. (historical, obsolete) A chief magistrate of various free imperial cities or cantons of Switzerland.
    • the avoyer of Bern
    • the avoyer of Lucerne

Forms of avoyer

pluralavoyers

Origin of avoyer

Borrowed from French avoyer; see also avoué, avouer.

Questions about avoyer

What does avoyer mean?
Avoyer means a chief magistrate of various free imperial cities or cantons of Switzerland.
What part of speech is avoyer?
Avoyer is a noun.
What is the plural of avoyer?
The plural of avoyer is avoyers.

Words near avoyer in the dictionary

  1. Avoyel
  2. Avoyelle
  3. Avoyelles
  4. Avoyelles Parish
  5. Avoyels
  6. avoyer
  7. avoyers
  8. AVP
  9. AvPD
  10. AvPDer
  11. AVPU

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