ADVOCATIONS

Noun

advocations

plural of advocation

Source: Wiktionary


ADVOCATION

Ad`vo*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. advocatio: cf. OF. avocation. See Advowson.]

1. The act of advocating or pleading; plea; advocacy. [Archaic] The holy Jesus . . . sits in heaven in a perpetual advocation for us. Jer. Taylor.

2. Advowson. [Obs.] The donations or advocations of church livings. Sanderson.

3. (Scots Law)

Definition: The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court. Bell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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