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advocateship

advocateship noun: the office or function of an advocate; advocacy.

Noun

advocateship (countable and uncountable, plural advocateships)

  1. (archaic) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
    • So expect not any advocateship from me; I will not plead for you; and that's enough.1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XXXII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn...

Forms of advocateship

pluraladvocateships

Origin of advocateship

From advocate + -ship.

Questions about advocateship

What does advocateship mean?
Advocateship means the office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
What part of speech is advocateship?
Advocateship is a noun.
What is the plural of advocateship?
The plural of advocateship is advocateships.

Words near advocateship in the dictionary

  1. advocate general
  2. advocated
  3. advocater
  4. advocaters
  5. advocates
  6. advocateship
  7. advocateships
  8. advocatess
  9. advocatesses
  10. advocateth
  11. advocati

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