prolocutor
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William Twisse, D.D., of Newbury, was to be prolocutor, or chairman, of the assembly; and he was to have two "assessors," to supply his place in case of necessary absence.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Johnson, Rossiter
He was chosen prolocutor to the Convocation from 1623-4.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various
The Lower House of Convocation elected him prolocutor.
From Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 3 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron
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