aver

1 report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money" [syn: allege, say]

2 to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" [syn: affirm, verify, assert, avow, swan, swear] [also: averring, averred]

English

Etymology 1

From aveir (French avoir), substantive use of the verb, from habere.

Pronunciation

/ˈeɪvə/

Noun

1. Possessions, property, belongings, wealth.
2. A work-horse, working ox, or other beast of burden.

Etymology 2

From avérer, from *advērāre, from ad + vērus ‘true’.

Pronunciation

• /əˈvɜː/
• Rhymes with: -ɜː(r)

Verb

1. To assert the truth of, to affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner.
   • 1819 CE: Percy Shelley, Peter Bell the Third:

     The Devil, I safely can aver, / Has neither hoof, nor tail, nor sting.

   • 1997 Frederic W. and Roberta B. Case, Trilliums, ISBN 0-88192-374-5:

     Small (1933) avers T. simile to be deliciously fragrant, a quality we have not noticed in our plants.

2. To prove or justify a plea.
3. To avouch, prove, or verify; to offer to verify.

Translations to be checked

• ttbc French: averer

Related terms

• averment

Corsican

Verb

aver

1. have

Conjugation

Italian

Verb

aver

Averia may also refer to:

• Averia in Botany
• Averia in Law:

It usually signified oxen or horses used for the plough, but in a general sense, any cattle. When mention was made of one animal, they said Quidam equus, or vel quidam Bos; but when two or more, they did not say Equi or Boves, but Averia.

References

• http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/HistSciTech/HistSciTech-idx?type=turn&entity=HistSciTech000900240217&isize=L

See also

• Cattle

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