prolocutor

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The Lower House of Convocation elected him prolocutor.

From Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 3 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

William Twisse, D.D., of Newbury, was to be prolocutor, or chairman, of the assembly; and he was to have two "assessors," to supply his place in case of necessary absence.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Johnson, Rossiter

Olivia undertook to be our prolocutor, and delivered the whole in a summary way, only saying, 'We were thrown from our horses.'

From The Vicar of Wakefield by Goldsmith, Oliver

Olivia undertook to be our prolocutor, and delivered the whole in the summary way, only saying, "We were thrown from our horses."

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 by Various

Measured by the standard of fitness for his office of prolocutor the man standing beside the stage-properties speaker's desk was worthy a second glance.

From The Grafters by Lynde, Francis