prolocutor

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prəʊˈlɒkjʊtə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prō lok′yə tər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•loc•u•tor  (prō lok′yə tər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a presiding officer of an assembly;
    chairperson.
  2. Religion[Ch. of Eng.]the chairperson of the lower house of a convocation.
  • Latin prōlocūtor one who speaks out, equivalent. to prōlocū- (variant stem of prōloquī to speak forth; prō- pro-1 + loquī to speak) + -tor -tor
  • late Middle English: one who speaks for another 1400–50
pro•loc′u•tor•ship′, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
prolocutor / prəʊˈlɒkjʊtə/
  1. a chairperson, esp of the lower house of clergy in a convocation of the Anglican Church
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin: advocate, from pro-1 + loquī to speakproˈlocutorˌship

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