avouchment

noun

avouch·​ment ə-ˈvau̇ch-mənt 

: an act of avouching : avowal

Synonyms

• affirmation
• assertion
• asseveration
• avowal
• claim
• declaration
• insistence
• profession
• protestation

Examples of avouchment in a Sentence

your avouchment of his good intentions means he won't be disciplined

Word History

First Known Use

1574, in the meaning defined above