What does advowtry mean?
Advowtry means (obsolete, archaic) adultery.
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/ədˈvaʊtɹi/ · noun
(obsolete, archaic) adultery.
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."
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Advowtry means (obsolete, archaic) adultery.
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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."
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