avowance

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Avowance \A*vow"ance\, n.
   1. Act of avowing; avowal.
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   2. Upholding; defense; vindication. [Obs.]
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            Can my avowance of king-murdering be collected from
            anything here written by me?          --Fuller.
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