Advowtry
//ədˈvaʊtɹi// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 adultery archaic, countable, obsolete, uncountable
"Then he turned to me and said, "O mortal, we have it in our law that, when the wife committeth advowtry it is lawful for us to slay her.""
Synonyms
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More examples"Then he turned to me and said, "O mortal, we have it in our law that, when the wife committeth advowtry it is lawful for us to slay her.""
Etymology
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.
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