of or pertaining to an advocate or his or her functions
Word origin
[1860–65; advocate + -ory1]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: monism, mutualism, prep, raider, trade name-ory an adjective-forming suffix, joined to bases of Latin origin in imitation of borrowedLatin words containing the suffix -tory (and its alternant -sory). Other words that use the affix -ory include: excretory, sensory, statutory
Examples of 'advocatory' in a sentence
advocatory
Multiculturalism in the advocatory sense might provide the justification for establishing such minority jurisdictions.
Morten Ebbe Juul Nielsen 2011, 'Multicultural Multilegalism – Definition and Challenges', Les Ateliers de l'Ethiquehttp://www.erudit.org/revue/ateliers/2011/v6/n2/1008035ar.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)