advocation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Advocacy; the act of advocating or pleading.
  2. The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church.
  3. The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court.

Word forms

advocation advocations

Etymology

From Latin advocātiō. Doublet of advowson

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