avowry
noun
avow·ry
-au̇(ə)rē,
-ri
plural -es
1
a
obsolete
: advocacy, patronage, protection
b
: advocate, patron
especially
: patron saint
2
: the act of one who avows something
especially, law
: an acknowledgment of having taken the plaintiff's property that is set out in the defendant's pleading in an action of replevin and that includes the justification for doing so compare cognizance sense 5
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“Avowry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avowry. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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