prolocutor en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɹɒləˌkjuːtəɹ/ (obsolete)
- /pɹoʊˈlɑkjətə/ (General-American)
- /pɹə(ʊ)ˈlɒkjətə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /pɹoʊˈlɑkjutə/ (General-American)
- /ˌpɹoʊləˈkjuːtəɹ/ (obsolete)
- /pɹə(ʊ)ˈlɒkjʊtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌpɹɒləˈkjuːtəɹ/ (obsolete)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English prolocutor, a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin prōlocūtor.
Meanings
-
A spokesman, one who speaks on behalf of others.
Not Hermes Prolocutor to the Gods, Could vſe perſwaſions more pathetical.
c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:
- A speaker; a presiding officer of an assembly
- A speaker; a presiding officer of an assembly: ▸ A chairman of the lower house of a convocation in the Anglican Church.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| prolocutors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |