a. [f. L. advocāt- ppl. stem of advocā-re + -ORY. Cf. med.L. advocātōri-us, f. advocātor; and Fr. avocatoire.] Of or pertaining to the advocate.
1864. Daily Tel., 16 Aug. Their author is by nature rather a critic than a partisan, more inclined to the judicial than the advocatory function.
