[ 'prəʊləˌkju:tə , 'prɒl- , prə(ʊ)'lɒkjʊtə ]
■ noun
1》 a chairperson of the lower house of convocation in a province of the Church of England.
2》 archaic or formal a spokesman.
Origin
ME: from L., from prolocut- , proloqui 'speak out', from pro- 'before' + loqui 'speak'.