avowance

== English == === Etymology === From avow +‎ -ance. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈvaʊəns/ === Noun === avowance (usually uncountable, plural avowances) (obsolete) An act of avowing; an avowal. An upholding; a defence, a vindication. === References === “avowance”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.