averment

Variant of aver

aver definition

aver (ə vʉr′)

transitive verb averred averred′, averring aver′·ring

  1. to declare to be true; state positively; affirm
  2. Law to state or declare formally; assert; allege

Etymology: ME averren < OFr averer, to confirm < L ad-, to + verus, true: see very

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