— prolocutorship , n.
/proh lok"yeuh teuhr/ , n.
1. a presiding officer of an assembly; chairperson.
2. Ch. of Eng. the chairperson of the lower house of a convocation.
[ 1400-50; late ME: one who speaks for another prolocutor one who speaks out, equiv. to prolocu- (var. s. of proloqui to speak forth; pro- PRO- 1 + loqui to speak) + -tor -TOR ]