avowed

verb

1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of avow

adj

1. (not-comparable)openly acknowledged
2. (not-comparable)positively stated

   “There was considerable scepticism as to whether the line would pay, but its avowed intention was to put an end to the slave trade.”

   “An avowed aim of the 1962 Transport Act was to concentrate the BRB's attention on running trains.”

3. (not-comparable)asserted under oath, or vow

   “His first avowed intent, to be a pilgrim - Who would true valour see”