advocation

English

Etymology

From Latin advocātiō. Doublet of advowson.

Noun

advocation (countable and uncountable, plural advocations)

  1. (archaic) Advocacy; the act of advocating or pleading.
  2. (Britain, law) The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church.
  3. (Scotland, law) The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court.

See also

References
  • advocation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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