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English
Etymology
From Latin advocātiō. Doublet of advowson.
Noun
advocation (countable and uncountable, plural advocations)
- (archaic) Advocacy; the act of advocating or pleading.
- (UK, law) The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church.
- (Scots law) The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court.
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References
- “advocation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “advocation, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.