prolocutor

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Not Hermes, prolocutor to the gods, Could use persuasions more pathetical.

From Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1 by Marlowe, Christopher

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

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

This prolocutor, also, was generally the author of a sketch of the piece; but the actors were not confined to the mere outline which he had furnished.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John

He was chosen prolocutor to the Convocation from 1623-4.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various