advocatrix

English

Etymology

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

Noun

advocatrix (plural not attested)

  1. (chiefly Roman Catholicism) A female advocate, especially as a title of Mary, mother of Jesus.
    Synonyms: advocatess, advocatress, advocatrice
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