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Auncel
- - A rude balance for weighing, and a kind of weight, formerly used in England.
Auspex
- noun - (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
Austen
- noun - English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817)
Avener
- - An officer of the king's stables whose duty it was to provide oats for the horses.
Avocet
- noun - long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill
Avoset
- - A grallatorial bird, of the genus Recurvirostra; the scooper. The bill is long and bend upward toward the tip. The American species is Recurvirostra Americana.
Avowed
- verb - admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
- Declare openly
- openly declared as such; "an avowed enemy"; "her professed love of everything about that country"; "McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist"
- to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
Avowee
- - The person who has a right to present to a benefice; the patron; an advowee. See Advowson.
Avower
- noun - someone who admits or acknowledges openly and boldly
- someone who claims to speak the truth; "a bold asserter"; "a declarer of his intentions"; "affirmers of traditional doctrine"; "an asseverator of strong convictions"; "an avower of his own great intelligence"