forespeaker
forespeaker noun: one who speaks on behalf of another; an advocate.
Noun
forespeaker (plural forespeakers)
- One who speaks on behalf of another; an advocate.
- When professional lawyers attending the royal courts first become visible to historians in the thirteenth century, it is clear that they were already divided into two groups with distinct functions: the pleaders or 'forespeakers' who spoke for litigants (subject to disavowal) in court; and the...2000, David Lemmings, Professors of the Law, →ISBN
- On 8 and 10 May his forespeaker had been protesting against the relevancy of the error summons. However, at the next hearing on 11 May Lord Lovat's forespeaker suddenly declared to the Lords that “quhat thai pleis to deliver thirin owther be way of composition or uther wayis he suld stand contentit...2009, Andrew Mark Godfrey, Civil Justice in Renaissance Scotland: The Origins of a Central Court
Forms of forespeaker
| plural | forespeakers |
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Origin of forespeaker
From Middle English forspeker, vorspekere, from Old English forespreca (“one who speaks on behalf of another; advocate; defender”), equivalent to forespeak + -er or fore- + speaker.
Questions about forespeaker
- What does forespeaker mean?
- Forespeaker means one who speaks on behalf of another; an advocate.
- What part of speech is forespeaker?
- Forespeaker is a noun.
- What is the plural of forespeaker?
- The plural of forespeaker is forespeakers.
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