devoter (devoʻter)

1. One who devotes. 21. A worshiper. Piers Plowman. devoterert, n. [A corrupt form of advoutrer. Cf. devot or2.] An adulterer. He that breaketh wedlock with his neighbour's wife, let him be slain, both the devoterer and the advoutere . Becon , Works (ed. Parker Soc.), 1. 450. devo 1583 By these insinuations he [Colonel Nathaniel Bacon] wrought his men into so perfect an unanimity, that they were one and all at his devotion . Beverley , Virginia, 97. = Syn. 1. Consecration, dedication, devotedne .-2 ( a ). Piety, Godline , etc. (See religion.) (b). Attachment, Affection, etc. (see love ), zeal, fidelity, constancy.