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Definition of Avaunt
1. interj. Begone; depart; -- a word of contempt or abhorrence, equivalent to the phrase "Get thee gone."
2. v. t. & i. To advance; to move forward; to elevate.
3. v. t. & i. To vaunt; to boast.
4. n. A vaunt; to boast.
Definition of Avaunt
1. Interjection. (archaic) Begone; depart; a word of contempt or abhorrence, equivalent to the phrase "Get thee gone." ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) A vaunt; a boast. ¹
3. Verb. (obsolete) To advance; to move forward; to elevate. ¹
4. Verb. (obsolete) To depart; to move away. ¹
5. Verb. (archaic) To vaunt; to boast. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Avaunt
1. used as an order of dismissal [interj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Avaunt
Literary usage of Avaunt
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Publications of the Selden Society by Selden Society (1901)
"... stir les nouns les avaunt diz Sire Jordan e ses heirs, en mun noun, fetes
avaunt la Seint Johan avaunt dit, Jco graunt, pur moey, e pur touz mes heirs, ..."
2. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"Alternate Follies take the sway ; Man was made to Mour Who but owns their magic
sway, Libra's equal sway, avaunt, away ! the cruel sway, A slave to love's ..."
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