advocatrix

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advocatrix

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From Latin advocātrīx, from advocāre (“advocate”) + -trīx (“-ess”, forming feminine agent nouns), from ad- (“to, toward, on behalf of”) + vocāre (“speak”). By surface analysis, advocate + -trix.

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  1. no plural A female advocate, especially as a title of Mary, mother of Jesus.

    Similar: advocatess, advocatress, advocatrice

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@misc{advocatrix_2026,
  title = {advocatrix},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/advocatrix},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}