prolocutor

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prolocutor

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

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Inherited from Middle English prolocutor, a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin prōlocūtor.

noun prolocutors

A spokesman, one who speaks on behalf of others. Not Hermes Prolocutor to the Gods, Could vſe perſwaſions more pathetical.
A speaker; a presiding officer of an assembly
A chairman of the lower house of a convocation in the Anglican Church.

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"prolocutor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/prolocutor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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prolocutor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/prolocutor

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"prolocutor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/prolocutor.

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@misc{prolocutor_2026,
  title = {prolocutor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prolocutor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}