advowtry
noun/ədˈvaʊtɹi/
Etymology
From Middle English avoutrie, from Old French avouterie, variant (perhaps influenced by vout, vut (“vow”)) of aouterie, aolterie, from Late Latin adulterium. Doublet of adultery, which replaced it in modern English.
- derived from adulterium
- derived from avouterie
- inherited from avoutrie
Definitions
adultery
- Then he turned to me and said, "O mortal, we have it in our law that, when the wife committeth advowtry it is lawful for us to slay her."
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA