avoeria

avoeria [OF avoerie], a avowry, protection extended in return for payment (or the payment itself). b protection extended to certain tenants of boroughs (W. Marches). protection extended to new settlers (or payment therefor). a 1181 ecclesia de Baldecamp est in donatione canonicorum, de qua Robertus clericus est persona ex donatione decani et capituli; et dicit se reddere annuam marcam Ruffo firmario non nomine ecclesie sed propter avoeriam Dom. S. Paul. 148.  b 12‥ sunt ibidem [Dymock, Glos] lxvj burgenses qui dant per annum de redditu lxv s.; item de minuto opere filiorum et filiarum bondorum per annum et aliorum pro awoaria j m. IMisc 19/28.  c c1370 de hominibus †anowarie [l. avowarie] ipsius domini principis in Northwallia Rec. Caern. 171.