Advocation

Ad`vo*ca"tion (?), n. [L. advocatio: cf. OF. avocation. See Advowson.] 1. The act of advocating or pleading; plea; advocacy. [Archaic]

The holy Jesus . . . sits in heaven in a perpetual advocation for us.
Jer. Taylor.

2. Advowson. [Obs.]

The donations or advocations of church livings.
Sanderson.

3. (Scots Law) The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court. Bell.