prolocutrix en · NOUN
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin prōlocūtrīx. By surface analysis, prolocutor + -trix. First attested in 1612.
Meanings
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(feminine, form-of, obsolete) Female equivalent of prolocutor.
form of prolocutor
Lady Countesse, hath the Lords made you a charter, and sent you (for that you are an eloquent speaker) to be their aduocate and prolocutrix?
1612, Samuel Daniel, The First Part of the History of England, published 1626, page 141:A furious clash fell betwixt them who should be the Prolocutrix.
1660, James Howell, Parly Beasts, page 33:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| prolocutrices | Number=Plur | lexicographic |