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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] vowe, from Anglo-French vou, from [[Latin]] votum, from neuter of votus, past participle of vovēre to vow; akin to [[Greek]] euchesthai to pray, [[vow]], [[Sanskrit]] vāghat sacrificer
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] vowe, from Anglo-French vou, from [[Latin]] votum, from neuter of votus, past participle of vovēre to vow; akin to [[Greek]] euchesthai to pray, [[vow]], [[Sanskrit]] vāghat sacrificer
*Date: [http://www.wikpedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century]
*Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century]
==Definition==
==Definition==
*a [[solemn]] [[promise]] or assertion; specifically : one by which a [[person]] is bound to an [[act]], [[service]], or condition
*a [[solemn]] [[promise]] or assertion; specifically : one by which a [[person]] is bound to an [[act]], [[service]], or condition
