"advocation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: advocations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin advocātiō. Doublet of advowson Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|advocātiō}} Latin advocātiō, {{doublet|en|advowson}} Doublet of advowson Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} advocation (countable and uncountable, plural advocations)
  1. (archaic) Advocacy; the act of advocating or pleading. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-advocation-en-noun-IqwU2bZc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 39 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 36 42
  2. (UK, law) The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church. Tags: UK, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-advocation-en-noun-Fy85W4Th Categories (other): British English, Law, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 39 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 36 42 Topics: law
  3. (Scots law) The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-advocation-en-noun-RO2zOSzm Categories (other): Scots law, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 39 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 36 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 32 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: advocational Related terms: avocation

Inflected forms

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