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ADVOUTRY
Noun
advoutry (countable and uncountable, plural advoutries)
(obsolete) adultery
Source: Wiktionary
Ad*vou"try, Ad*vow"try, n. Etym: [OE. avoutrie, avouterie, advoutrie, OF. avoutrie, avulterie, fr. L. adulterium. Cf. Adultery.]
Definition: Adultery. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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