Etymology

avowry

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Today it means: The act of avowing and justifying in one's own right the distraining of goods. Full definition →

Middle English avowry ← Old French avoerie
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromavoerie
  2. Middle English · inherited fromavowry
  3. English todayavowry

Inherited from Middle English avowry, avowrie, from Old French avoerie, avouerie (“protection, patronage”), equivalent to avoer or avouer (“to avow”) + -ie.

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