■ noun a proficient public speaker.
↘(also public ~ ) an official speaking for a university on ceremonial occasions.
Derivatives
~ial adjective
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. oratour , from L. ~ 'speaker, pleader'.
■ noun a proficient public speaker.
↘(also public ~ ) an official speaking for a university on ceremonial occasions.
Derivatives
~ial adjective
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. oratour , from L. ~ 'speaker, pleader'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004