Avoue
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
^In Old French Law. A feudal chief who acted as protector of a church or monastery; the suzerain of the fief. In Modern French Law. A barrister; advocate; attorney.
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