Avowance

//əˈvaʊəns// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of avowing; an avowal. obsolete, uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    An upholding; a defence, a vindication. obsolete, uncountable, usually

    "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?"

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"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?"

Etymology

From avow + -ance.

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