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promulgator|ˈprɒməlgeɪtə(r), ˈprəʊ-|
[agent-n. in L. form from promulgate: see -or: cf. late L. prōmulgātor (Ennodius, a 520).]
One who promulgates or publishes.
a1665J. Goodwin Filled w. the Spirit (1867) 410 Christ..is the dispenser, or promulgator, or minister of God unto the world of a new spiritual economy. 1766Warburton Serm. John x. 11 Wks. 1788 V. 335 An odd Legacy to the promulgators of the Law of Liberty! 1802Med. Jrnl. VIII. 146 Dr. Jenner's claim of being the promulgator or inventor of vaccine inoculation. 1885Manch. Exam. 11 Feb. 5/2 Mr. C...has instructed his solicitor to deal with the promulgator of the slander.
Hence ˈpromulˈgatress, a female promulgator.
1660H. More Myst. Godl. v. ix. 157 The First was the Promulgatress of the Jewish, the Second of the Christian law. |