avouchment

Variant of avouch

transitive verb

  1. to vouch for; guarantee
  2. to declare the truth of; assert; affirm
  3. to acknowledge openly; avow

Origin: ME avouchen < OFr avochier, to affirm positively < L advocare: see advocate

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