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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A spokesman, one who speaks on behalf of others.

   "Not Hermes Prolocutor to the Gods, Could vſe perſwaſions more pathetical."

2. 2
   A speaker; a presiding officer of an assembly
3. 3
   A speaker; a presiding officer of an assembly:; A chairman of the lower house of a convocation in the Anglican Church.

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heraldmouthpiecereporterspeakerspokesmanvoice

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"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”).

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