The act of advocating or pleading; plea; advocacy.
Advowson.
The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court.
one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal
one who supports or promotes the interests of a cause or group
one who pleads the cause of another
one who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court
to support or argue for (a cause, policy, etc.) : to plead in favor of
to act as advocate for someone or something