advocatory

[ ad-vok-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, ad-vuh-kuh-, ad-vuh-key-tuh-ree ]

adjective

1. of or relating to an advocate, a person who pleads for or on behalf of another, or to the functions of an advocate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of advocatory¹

First recorded in 1860–65; advocate + -ory ¹