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.
noun
Other Word Forms
- prolocutorship noun
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
Example Sentences
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This prolocutor, also, was generally the author of a sketch of the piece; but the actors were not confined to the mere outline which he had furnished.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John
He was chosen prolocutor to the Convocation from 1623-4.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various
He concludes with wishing, that "three letters, spoke when the prolocutor was presented, were made public."
From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 09 Contributions to The Tatler, The Examiner, The Spectator, and The Intelligencer by Swift, Jonathan
The Lower House of Convocation elected him prolocutor.
From Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 3 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron
Not Hermes, prolocutor to the gods, Could use persuasions more pathetical.
From Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1 by Marlowe, Christopher
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