A"ver (ā"vẽr), n. [OF.
aver domestic animal, whence LL. averia, pl. cattle. See
Habit, and cf. Average.] A work horse, or working
ox. [Obs. or Dial. Eng.]
A*ver" (ȧ*vẽr"), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Averred (ȧ*vẽrd");
p. pr. & vb. n. Averring.] [F.
avérer, LL. adverare, averare; L. ad +
versus true. See Verity.] 1. To assert,
or prove, the truth of. [Obs.]
2. (Law) To avouch or verify; to offer to
verify; to prove or justify. See Averment.
3. To affirm with confidence; to declare in a
positive manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth.
It is sufficient that the very fact hath its foundation in
truth, as I do seriously aver is the case.
Fielding.
Then all averred I had killed the bird.
Coleridge.
Syn. -- To assert; affirm; asseverate. See Affirm.