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