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Avowance

Avowance \A*vow"ance\, n.

  1. Act of avowing; avowal.

  2. Upholding; defense; vindication. [Obs.]

    Can my avowance of king-murdering be collected from anything here written by me?
    --Fuller.

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avowance

n. 1 (context obsolete English) Act of avowing; avowal. 2 (context obsolete English) upholding; defence; vindication