ədˈvīs also ad- noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration of Middle English avise, advise, from Old French avis, advis opinion, judgment, probably from a vis apparent (as in ce m'est a vis that appears to me), from a to, at, in (from Latin ad ) + vis view, opinion, from Latin visus appearance, probability, from visus, past participle of vidēre, to see — more at at , wit
1. obsolete : the way in which one regards something : view , opinion
with power to make known their advice — Thomas Hobbes
2. obsolete : careful thought : consideration , deliberation
consider of it, take advice , and speak your minds — Judg 19:30 (Authorized Version)
3. : recommendation regarding a decision or course of conduct : counsel
among strangers, remote from the eye and advice of my father — Benjamin Franklin
the leader's commands, the priest's exhortations, and the philosopher's advice — Alan Gregg
my advice to you is — don't do it
to seek medical advice
4. : information or notice given : intelligence , news
and at last advice had gone on a hunger strike — Canadian Forum
— usually used in plural
the latest advices from our Paris correspondent
had advices that Casale was sufficiently provisioned to last for many months — Hilaire Belloc
5. : a formal or official notice sent by one person or office to another concerning a business transaction
a remittance advice
shipping advices
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a. : a letter by which the drawer of a bill of exchange notifies the drawee that the bill has been issued — called also letter of advice
b.
(1) : a descriptive notice sent by a post office issuing an international money order to the post office which is to make payment
(2) : a notice concerning a postal shipment (as one to the sender informing him of delivery to the addressee)