Prolocutor
/pɹə(ʊ)ˈlɒkjətə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A spokesman, one who speaks on behalf of others.
"Not Hermes Prolocutor to the Gods, Could vſe perſwaſions more pathetical."
- 2 A speaker; a presiding officer of an assembly
- 3 A speaker; a presiding officer of an assembly:; A chairman of the lower house of a convocation in the Anglican Church.
Example
More examples"Not Hermes Prolocutor to the Gods, Could vſe perſwaſions more pathetical."
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin prōlocūtor, from Latin prōlocūtus, from pro (“before”) + locūtus (“having spoken”).