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Term: AVOWEE
Definition: An avowee is someone who helps people with legal cases. In the past, they were also known as a patron who had the right to choose a person for a job in the church. They were also called upon to guarantee someone's ownership of something.
Definition: Avowee is a term that refers to a person who has the right to appoint a person to a church position or a legal advisor who helps clients with cases before judicial tribunals.
These examples illustrate how the term avowee can refer to different types of people depending on the context. In Roman law, an avowee was a legal advisor, while historically, an avowee was a patron with the right to appoint someone to a church position. The third example shows how an avowee can also be someone who is called upon to warrant a title.