Prolocutor

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prolocutor \Prol`o*cu"tor\, n. [L., from proloqui, p. p.
     prolocutus, to speak out; pro for + loqui to speak.]
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     1. One who speaks for another. --Jeffrey.
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     2. The presiding officer of a convocation. --Macaulay.
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From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  PROLOCUTOR. In the ecclesiastical law, signifies a president or chairman of 
  a convocation.