A'VEMARY, noun [from the first words of Gabriel's salutation to the Virgin Mary; Latin ave, hail.]
A form of devotion in the Romish Church. Their chaplets and rosaries are divided into a certain number of ave-marys and paternosters.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.