Aver

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈeɪvÉ™/

From Old French aveir (French avoir), substantive use of the verb, from Latin habēre, present active infinitive of habeō ("I have, hold, keep").

Full definition of aver

Noun

1. (obsolete) Possessions, property, belongings, wealth.

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /əˈvɜː/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)

From French avérer, from Late Latin *advērāre, from ad + vērus ("true").

Verb

1. to assert the truth of, to affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner.
• 1663, Hudibras, by Samuel Butler, part 1,Chiron, the four-legg'd bard, had both
  A beard and tail of his own growth;
  And yet by authors 'tis averr'd,
  He made use only of his beard.
• 1819 CE: Percy Shelley, Peter Bell the Third:The Devil, I safely can aver,
  Has neither hoof, nor tail, nor sting.
• 1939 The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) (MGM/Warner Home Video)As Coroner, I must aver, I thoroughly examined her.
• 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. (legal) To prove or justify a plea.
3. (obsolete) To avouch, prove, or verify; to offer to verify.

Related terms

• averment

Related to Late Latin averia ("cattle").

Noun

1. (dialectal) A work-horse, working ox, or other beast of burden.

Anagrams

• AVRE, evar, rave, vera, Vera