prolocutor
Americannoun
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a presiding officer of an assembly; chairperson.
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Church of England. the chairperson of the lower house of a convocation.
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Etymology
Origin of prolocutor
1400–50; late Middle English: one who speaks for another < Latin prōlocūtor one who speaks out, equivalent to prōlocū- (variant stem of prōloquī to speak forth; prō- pro- 1 + loquī to speak) + -tor -tor
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Not Hermes, prolocutor to the gods, Could use persuasions more pathetical.
From Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1 by Christopher Marlowe
He was chosen prolocutor to the Convocation from 1623-4.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various
Why has Mr. Wells partly goaded and partly hypnotized himself into the belief that he is the predestined prolocutor of a new hocus-pocus?
From God and Mr. Wells A Critical Examination of 'God the Invisible King' by William Archer
William Twisse, D.D., of Newbury, was to be prolocutor, or chairman, of the assembly; and he was to have two "assessors," to supply his place in case of necessary absence.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Rossiter Johnson
Olivia undertook to be our prolocutor, and delivered the whole in a summary way, only saying, 'We were thrown from our horses.'
From The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith
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