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† ˈadvocatress Obs.
[f. advocātōr + -ess; prob. refashioned from the earlier advocatrice.]
A female advocate.
1641Warmstry Blind Guide 47 The Scripture..speaketh nothing of..any Advocatresse or Mediatrix towards God. 1647Jer. Taylor Diss. fr. Pop. i. §8 God has provided us of an advocatress [v.r. advocatess], who is gentle and sweet. |