/
ˈprəʊləˌkjuːtə,
ˈprɒl-,
prə(ʊ)ˈlɒkjʊtə/
n.
- a chairperson of the lower house of convocation in a province of the Church of England.
- archaic or formal a spokesman.
Etymology
ME: from L., from prolocut-, proloqui ‘speak out’, from pro- ‘before’ + loqui ‘speak’.
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