subadvocate en · NOUN
Etymology
From sub- + advocate.
Meanings
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(archaic, historical) A subordinate or minor advocate.
Next, in matters of death, the laws of England, whereof you have intruded to be an opiniastrous subadvocate, and are bound to defend them, conceive it not enjoined in Scripture, when or for what cause they shall put to death, as in adultery, theft, and the like.
1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| subadvocates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |