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<hw>Ad"vo*ca*cy</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>advocatie</ets>, LL. <ets>advocatia</ets>. See <er>Advocate</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of pleading for or supporting; work of advocating; intercession.</def>

<h1>Advocate</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ad`ver*sa*ry</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Adversaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>adversarie</ets>, direct fr. the Latin, and <ets>adversaire</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>adversier</ets>, <ets>aversier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adversarius</ets> (a.) turned toward, (n.) an adversary. See <er>Adverse</er>.]</ety> <def>One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose26 or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.</def>>

<hw>Ad"vo*cate</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>avocat</ets>, <ets>avocet</ets>, OF. <ets>avocat</ets>, fr. L. <ets>advocatus</ets>, one summoned or called to another; properly the p. p. of <ets>advocare</ets> to call to, call to one's aid; <ets>ad + vocare</ets> to call. See <er>Advowee</er>, <er>Avowee</er>, <er>Vocal</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court; a counselor.</def>

<note>&hand; In the English and American Law, <i>advocate</i> is the same as "counsel," "counselor," or "barrister." In the civil and ecclesiastical courts, the term signifies the same as "counsel" at the common law.</note>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>One who defends, vindicates, or espouses any cause by argument; a pleader; <as>as, an <ex>advocate</ex> of free trade, an <ex>advocate</ex> of truth</as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Christ, considered as an intercessor.</def>

<blockquote>We have an <b>Advocate</b> with the Father. <i>1 John ii. 1.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Faculty of advocates</col> <fld>(Scot.)</fld>, <cd>the Scottish bar in Edinburgh.</cd> -- <col>Lord advocate</col> <fld>(Scot.)</fld>, <cd>the public prosecutor of crimes, and principal crown lawyer.</cd> -- <col>Judge advocate</col>. <cd>See under <er>Judge</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Advocate</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ad`ver*sa*ry</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Adversaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>adversarie</ets>, direct fr. the Latin, and <ets>adversaire</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>adversier</ets>, <ets>aversier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adversarius</ets> (a.) turned toward, (n.) an adversary. See <er>Adverse</er>.]</ety> <def>One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose26 or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.</def>>

<hw>Ad"vo*cate</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Advocated</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Advocating</er> <tt>(#)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[See <er>Advocate</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, <er>Advoke</er>, <er>Avow</er>.]</ety> <def>To plead in favor of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.</def>

<blockquote>To <b>advocate</b> the cause of thy client. <i>Bp. Sanderson (1624).</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>This is the only thing distinct and sensible, that has been <b>advocated</b>. <i>Burke.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Eminent orators were engaged to <b>advocate</b> his cause. <i>Mitford.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Advocate</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ad`ver*sa*ry</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Adversaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>adversarie</ets>, direct fr. the Latin, and <ets>adversaire</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>adversier</ets>, <ets>aversier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adversarius</ets> (a.) turned toward, (n.) an adversary. See <er>Adverse</er>.]</ety> <def>One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose26 or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.</def>>

<hw>Ad"vo*cate</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To act as advocate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Fuller.</i>

<h1>Advocateship</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ad`ver*sa*ry</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Adversaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>adversarie</ets>, direct fr. the Latin, and <ets>adversaire</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>adversier</ets>, <ets>aversier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adversarius</ets> (a.) turned toward, (n.) an adversary. See <er>Adverse</er>.]</ety> <def>One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose26 or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.</def>>

<hw>Ad"vo*cate*ship</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Office or duty of an advocate.</def>

<h1>Advocation</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ad`ver*sa*ry</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Adversaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>adversarie</ets>, direct fr. the Latin, and <ets>adversaire</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>adversier</ets>, <ets>aversier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adversarius</ets> (a.) turned toward, (n.) an adversary. See <er>Adverse</er>.]</ety> <def>One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose26 or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.</def>>

<hw>Ad`vo*ca"tion</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>advocatio</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>avocation</ets>. See <er>Advowson</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of advocating or pleading; plea; advocacy.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<blockquote>The holy Jesus . . . sits in heaven in a perpetual <b>advocation</b> for us. <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Advowson.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>The donations or <b>advocations</b> of church livings. <i>Sanderson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court.</def>

<i>Bell.</i>

<h1>Advocatory</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ad`ver*sa*ry</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Adversaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>adversarie</ets>, direct fr. the Latin, and <ets>adversaire</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>adversier</ets>, <ets>aversier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adversarius</ets> (a.) turned toward, (n.) an adversary. See <er>Adverse</er>.]</ety> <def>One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose26 or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.</def>>

<hw>Ad"vo*ca*to*ry</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to an advocate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Advoke</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ad`ver*sa*ry</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Adversaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>adversarie</ets>, direct fr. the Latin, and <ets>adversaire</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>adversier</ets>, <ets>aversier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adversarius</ets> (a.) turned toward, (n.) an adversary. See <er>Adverse</er>.]</ety> <def>One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose26 or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.</def>>