† avauntancen.
Obsolete. rare.
Boasting, self-glorification.
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the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > [noun]
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1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 123 The vice cleped Avauntance.
1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 131 In armes lith none avauntance.
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