AVOWED

Etymology

Verb

avowed

simple past tense and past participle of avow

Adjective

avowed (not comparable)

openly acknowledged

positively stated

asserted under oath, or vow

Source: Wiktionary

A*vowed", a.

Definition: Openly acknowledged or declared; admitted.

– A*vow"ed*ly (, adv.

AVOW

A*vow", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Avowed (p. pr. & vb. n. Avowing.] Etym: [F. avouver, fr. L. advocare to call to (whence the meanings, to call upon as superior; recognize as lord, own, confess); ad + vocare to call. See Advocate, Avouch.]

1. To declare openly, as something believed to be right; to own or acknowledge frankly; as, a man avows his principles or his crimes. Which I to be the of Israel's God Avow, and challenge Dagon to the test. Milton.

2. (Law)

Definition: To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See Avowry. Blackstone.

Syn.

– To acknowledge; own; confess. See Confess.

A*vow", n, Etym: [Cf. F. aveu.]

Definition: Avowal. [Obs.] Dryden.

A*vow", v. t. & i. Etym: [OF. avouer, fr. LL. votare to vow, fr. L. votun. See Vote, n.]

Definition: To bind, or to devote, by a vow. [Obs.] Wyclif.

A*vow", n.

Definition: A vow or determination. [Archaic]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition