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Avow: Definition and part of speech

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Avow

  1. n. A vow or determination.
  2. v. t. To declare openly, as something believed to be right; to own or acknowledge frankly; as, a man avows his principles or his crimes.
  3. v. t. To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See Avowry.
  4. n. Avowal.
  5. n. To bind, or to devote, by a vow.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Avoirdupois: Definition and part of speech

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Avoirdupois

  1. n. Weight; heaviness; as, a woman of much avoirdupois.
  2. n. Goods sold by weight.
  3. n. Avoirdupois weight.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Avowant: Definition and part of speech

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Avowant

  1. n. The defendant in replevin, who avows the distress of the goods, and justifies the taking.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Avowee: Definition and part of speech

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Avowee

  1. n. The person who has a right to present to a benefice; the patron; an advowee. See Advowson.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.