Definition of Avocete
Av"o*cate (&?;), v. t. [L. avocatus,
p. p. of avocare; a, ab + vocare to call. Cf.
Avoke, and see Vocal, a.] To call off
or away; to withdraw; to transfer to another tribunal. [Obs. or
Archaic]
One who avocateth his mind from other
occupations.
Barrow.
He, at last, . . . avocated the cause to Rome.
Robertson.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (Obsolete): To call off or away; to withdraw; to transfer to another tribunal.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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