advocatrix
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin advocātrīx, from advocāre (“advocate”) + -trīx (“-ess”, forming feminine agent nouns), from ad- (“to, toward, on behalf of”) + vocāre (“speak”).
Noun[edit]
advocatrix (plural not attested)
- (chiefly Roman Catholicism) A female advocate, especially as a title of Mary, mother of Jesus.
- Synonyms: advocatess, advocatress, advocatrice