Advocatess
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A female advocate. obsolete, rare
"1664-1667, Jeremy Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery Therefore God hath provided us of an advocatess, who is gentle and sweet, in whom nothing that is sharp, is to be found."
Example
More examples"1664-1667, Jeremy Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery Therefore God hath provided us of an advocatess, who is gentle and sweet, in whom nothing that is sharp, is to be found."
Etymology
From advocate + -ess.
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