Advocatess

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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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