Ad′vo‐ca″tion (�), n. [L. advocatio: cf. OF. avocation. See Advowson.] 1. The act of advocating or pleading; plea; advocacy.
The holy Jesus... sits in heaven in a perpetual advocation for us.
Jer. Taylor.
2. Advowson.
The donations or advocations of church livings.
Sanderson.
3. (Scots Law) The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court. Bell.