adviso

noun

plural -es

1

obsolete : advice sense 4

2

obsolete : advice sense 3

3

obsolete : dispatch boat

Word History

Etymology

modification (influenced by English advice) of Spanish aviso, back-formation from avisar to advise, inform, from French aviser

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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