(ecclesiastical) Advowson, the right to appoint to a benefice or office.
(historical) A form of medieval patronage in which colonial tenants, often from criminal backgrounds, were guaranteed protection by an English lord in exchange for the payment of a tax.
(law) The act of avowing and justifying in one's own right the distraining of goods.
(obsolete) A protector, especially a patron saint.
(obsolete) Avowal (open affirmation or admission).
twyver
viewly
viewly
adj
(UK, dialect) Pleasing to the eye; sightly.
vowely
vowely
adj
Alternative form of vowelly
vyrnwy
wavery
wavery
adj
Tending to waver; uncertain or hesitant.
waveys
waveys
noun
plural of wavey
wavily
wavily
adv
crookedly, twistingly, in a curved and winding manner
wyvern
wyvern
noun
(heraldry, mythology, fantasy) A draconian creature possessing wings, only two legs and usually a barbed tail.
