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