advocatrix

English edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

advocatrix (plural not attested)

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