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avouement (1297)

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avouement (1297)

avoement,  avowement  
  FEW:  advocare 24,201b Gdf:  avoement 1,534c GdfC: TL: avöement 1,748 DEAF: DMF:  avouement  TLF: OED:  avowment n.  MED: DMLBS:  advocamentum 38a

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1lawapproval, avowal
( 1297 )  lors lur fust demaundé s’il avoueynt la dite bille e les paroles iloqes contenues les queles il avouerent tut outre. E quant cest avouement fust reporté au roi […]  Crisis 111.51
2lawavowry
( 1311 )  L’avowere (l. avoweré) eit par resoun d’une custume […] par resoun de seigneurie qe luy donne avowement  YBB Ed II ix 118
( 1323-25 )  avoit jurisdiccion et resort […] par un avoement qe le dit priour fist ja de novel de roi de France et par un procés fait sur cel avoement  St Sard 183
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