2 entries under this word

Avocative

A-vō'ca-tĭve, a.

adjective

(Synop., § 130), a. Calling off. [Obs.]

A-vō'ca-tĭve or Ăv'o-cā'tĭve, n.

noun

n. That which calls aside; dehortation; dissuasion. Todd.