prolocutor

[ proh-lok-yuh-ter ]

/ proʊˈlɒk yə tər /

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noun

a presiding officer of an assembly; chairperson.

Church of England. the chairperson of the lower house of a convocation.

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

OTHER WORDS FROM prolocutor

pro·loc·u·tor·ship, noun

Words nearby prolocutor

proline, proline dipeptidase, proline iminopeptidase, prolix, Prolixin, prolocutor, PROLOG, prologue, prologuize, prolong, prolongate

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Example sentences from the Web for prolocutor

The Prolocutor was to be chosen by the members: and the only moderate man who had a chance of being chosen was Tillotson.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
Mr Prolocutor Weston disputed with the beer-pot at his elbow, and forgot not his devoirs thereto in the course thereof.
Robin Tremayne|Emily Sarah Holt
The prolocutor absenting himself from the convocation, the archbishop pronounced sentence of contumacy against him.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II.|Tobias Smollett
Olivia undertook to be our prolocutor, and delivered the whole in a summary way, only saying, 'We were thrown from our horses.'
The Vicar of Wakefield|Oliver Goldsmith

Of the convocation which was assembled with the new parliament, the lower house chose Dr. Atterbury their prolocutor.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II.|Tobias Smollett

British Dictionary definitions for prolocutor

prolocutor

/ (prəʊˈlɒkjʊtə) /

noun

a chairman, esp of the lower house of clergy in a convocation of the Anglican Church

Derived forms of prolocutor

prolocutorship, noun

Word Origin for prolocutor

C15: from Latin: advocate, from pro- 1 + loquī to speak

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单词	prolocutor
释义	prolocutor [ proh-lok-yuh-ter ] / proʊˈlɒk yə tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR prolocutor ON THESAURUS.COM noun a presiding officer of an assembly; chairperson. Church of England. the chairperson of the lower house of a convocation. 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 OTHER WORDS FROM prolocutor pro·loc·u·tor·ship, noun Words nearby prolocutor proline, proline dipeptidase, proline iminopeptidase, prolix, Prolixin, prolocutor, PROLOG, prologue, prologuize, prolong, prolongate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prolocutor The Prolocutor was to be chosen by the members: and the only moderate man who had a chance of being chosen was Tillotson. The History of England from the Accession of James II.\|Thomas Babington Macaulay Mr Prolocutor Weston disputed with the beer-pot at his elbow, and forgot not his devoirs thereto in the course thereof. Robin Tremayne\|Emily Sarah Holt The prolocutor absenting himself from the convocation, the archbishop pronounced sentence of contumacy against him. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II.\|Tobias Smollett Olivia undertook to be our prolocutor, and delivered the whole in a summary way, only saying, 'We were thrown from our horses.' The Vicar of Wakefield\|Oliver Goldsmith Of the convocation which was assembled with the new parliament, the lower house chose Dr. Atterbury their prolocutor. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II.\|Tobias Smollett British Dictionary definitions for prolocutor prolocutor / (prəʊˈlɒkjʊtə) / noun a chairman, esp of the lower house of clergy in a convocation of the Anglican Church Derived forms of prolocutor prolocutorship, noun Word Origin for prolocutor C15: from Latin: advocate, from pro- 1 + loquī to speak Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to prolocutor spokesman, administrator, chairperson, director, leader, chairwoman, deputy, spokesperson, mediator, agent, spokeswoman, delegate, representative, champion, prophet, mouthpiece, protagonist, mouth, speaker, substitute
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