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avocat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
av-o-cat
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An advocate; a lawyer.

Etymology

From Middle English avocat, from Old French avocat, from Latin advocātus. Doublet of advocate.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: avocat, advocātus

Inflected Forms

avocats (plural)

Synonyms

attorney counsel abogado advocate avocat counselor latitat lawman lawyer legal representative limb of the law man of law

Questions

What does avocat mean?
An advocate; a lawyer.
Where does avocat come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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