prolocutor

 
Pronunciation: /ˈprəʊləˌkjuːtə, ˈprɒl-, prə(ʊ)ˈlɒkjʊtə/

noun

  • 1a chairperson of the lower house of convocation in a province of the Church of England.
  • 2 archaic or formal a spokesman.

Origin:

late Middle English (in prolocutor (sense 2)): from Latin, from prolocut- 'spoken out', from the verb proloqui, from pro- 'before' + loqui 'speak'