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Inflections of 'avowry' (n): npl: avowries

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

a•vow•ry n., pl. -ries. [Law.]

Lawa plea by a defendant in an action of replevin who admits taking the distrained goods and shows just cause for the taking.

Old French avouerie, equivalent. to avou(er) to avow + -erie -ry
Middle English avowrie 1300–50

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