English Explanatory Dictionary

prolocutor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A spokesman, one who speaks on behalf of others.
  2. A speaker; a presiding officer of an assembly
  3. A speaker; a presiding officer of an assembly:
  4. A chairman of the lower house of a convocation in the Anglican Church.

Pronunciation

/pɹə(ʊ)ˈlɒkjətə/ /pɹə(ʊ)ˈlɒkjʊtə/ /pɹoʊˈlɑkjətə/ /pɹoʊˈlɑkjutə/ /ˌpɹɒləˈkjuːtəɹ/ /ˌpɹoʊləˈkjuːtəɹ/ /ˈpɹɒləˌkjuːtəɹ/

Word forms

prolocutor prolocutors

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin prōlocūtor, from Latin prōlocūtus, from pro (“before”) + locūtus (“having spoken”).

Derived words

prolocutorship prolocutress
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