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advocat (1190-93)

The form avokett is a cross reference to the following entry:

advocat (1190-93)

advocaet,  advocate;  avocat;  avokett,  avokette  
  FEW:  advocatus 24,203a Gdf: GdfC:  avocat 8,259c TL: avocat 1,747 DEAF: DMF:  avocat  TLF:  avocat 1  OED:  advocate n.  MED:  advocat n.  DMLBS:  advocare (advocatus) 38c

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1defender, champion
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  le produme […] mist tute s’entenciun En Dampnedeu e en seint Edmund, Sun avocat e sun seignur E sun propre defend[e]ur  S Edm Life ANTS 4677
( 1220-40; MS: 1220-40 )  Veez le leal advocat Deu, ki sul pur li cumbat  S Thom paris p.10
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Mon ciel et ma robe de gloire, Mes avocaz e m’adjutoire […]  Ross ANTS 1899
2lawadvocate
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  cely frere fai jeo mun advocat ou l’enhortement de la douce miere, en mon plee qe jeo doi avoir  Sz Med1 124
lawadvocate
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Mettez peine de vus oster De tute cure seculer; Ne seez plegge ne advocat Pur meintenir plai e barat  S Clem ANTS 13465
( 1260; MS: s.xivin )  clers ke sunt advocas & autres clers & conturs & champions & sergans  Brev Plac 220
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  les uns advocatz, contours, legistrers e pledours  BOZ Cont 9
( 1330 )  J. de S., Advocaet de la Court des Arches  Rot Parl1 ii 41
( 1368 )  le dit G. fuist demorez advocat ové H. de T.  King’s Bench v.cxxviii
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  toutz les advocates, notaries, procuratours mariez paient come serjant de ley  Anon Chr1 127.36
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