Avow :: Avow (v. t.) To declare openly, as something believed to be right; to own or acknowledge frankly; as, a man avows his principles or his crimes..
Avow :: Avow (v. t.) To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See Avowry..
Avowry :: Avowry (n.) An advocate; a patron; a patron saint.
Avowry :: Avowry (n.) The act of the distrainer of goods, who, in an action of replevin, avows and justifies the taking in his own right..
Avowtry :: Avowtry (v. t.) Adultery. See Advoutry.
Disavow :: Disavow (v. t.) To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to disclaim; to disown; as, he was charged with embezzlement, but he disavows the crime..
Disavow :: Disavow (v. t.) To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.
Disavowal :: Disavowal (n.) The act of disavowing, disclaiming, or disowning; rejection and denial..