advocation Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ad`vo*ca"tion noun

Etymology

L. advocatio: cf. OF. avocation. See Advowson.

Definitions

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