"Avocat" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... and the presence of a Ghafr ("surety"). Our caravan-leader, the gallant Sayyid, at once set off in search of 'Brahim bin Makbl, second chief of the 'Imrn, and recognized by the Egyptian Government as the avocat, spokesman and diplomatist, the liar and intriguer of his tribe. This man was found near El-Hakl (Hagul), two long marches ahead: he came in readily enough, holding in hand my kerchief as a pledge of protection, and accompanied by three petty chiefs, Musallam, ...
— The Land of Midian, Vol. 1 • Richard Burton |
