What is ADVOCATUS? Definition of ADVOCATUS in Black's Law Dictionary
A pleader; a narrator. Bracton, 412 a, 372 b.
In the civil law, an advocate; one who managed or assisted in managing another's cause before a judicial tribunal. Called also "patronus." Cod. 2, 7, 14. But distinguished from causidicus. Id. 2, 6, 6.
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