Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
avowal
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly. · To bind or devote by a vow. · To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See avowry.
From Middle English avowen, from Old French avouer, from Latin advocare (“to call to, call upon, hence to call as a witness, defender, patron, or advocate”), from ad (“to”) + vocare (“to call”). Doublet of advoke, avouch, and advocate. Not related to vow.
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