advowtry

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. adultery archaic,countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — 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."

词形变化

advowtries plural advoutry alternative avowtry alternative

词源

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.
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