# advowrer

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A protector, especially a patron saint.

## Etymology
From advowry, variant of avowry, + -er. Compare Middle English avouer (“patron, protector”), from avowen (“avow”), and avouwe, avowe (“patron, protector”), from Old French avoue.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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