prolocutionn.

Brit.

/ˌprəʊləˈkjuːʃn/,

/ˌprɒləˈkjuːʃn/, U.S.

/ˌproʊləˈkjuʃ(ə)n/,

/ˌprɑləˈkjuʃ(ə)n/

Forms: 1500s– prolocution; also Scottish pre-1700 prolocucioune.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin prolocution- , prolocutio ; pro- prefix¹, locution n.

Etymology: Partly < post-classical Latin prolocution-, prolocutio utterance, assertion (5th cent.), prologue, forward (9th cent.), agreement (12th cent.; < classical Latin prōlocūt- , past participial stem of prōloquī prolocute v. + -iō -ion suffix¹), and partly < pro- prefix¹ + locution n. Compare Middle French prolocution discourse, proposition (c1360).

†1. A preliminary or introductory speech or remark. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [noun] > a speech > introductory speech or part of speech

forespeechc1000

prologuec1350

preamblec1395

preambulationc1395

prooemiumc1485

prolocutiona1525

introduction1529

insinuation1532

preface1532

proem1532

foretalk1565

opening statement1806

insinuance1888

a1525 (a1500) Sc. Troy Bk. (Douce) l. 121 in C. Horstmann Barbour's Legendensammlung (1882) II. 232 For such, þe prolocucioune [a1600 Cambr. prelocucioune; L. prolocucio] War..ry^t felloune To Amphymacus, the worthy.

1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xli. 560 The causes of this commodiousnes and convenience are contained in the prolocution, in those frivolous & vaine speeches that are first laide downe.

1876 Scribner's Monthly Mar. 656/1 Ransom observes the dangers to the elect, should the prolocution in honor of my gracious and never-to-be-forgotten queen be omitted.

1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped xxvii. 282 ‘But’, said he, ‘these are rather alarming prolocutions.’

2. The use of ambiguous language, with the intention to mislead. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [noun] > deliberate

prolocution1679

double-talk1948

straddling1949

double-speak1957

codespeak1987

1679 J. Gavan in Speeches Jesuits 6 I do not..make use of any Equivocation, or mental Reservation, or material Prolocution, or any such like way to palliate Truth.

1691 J. Hartcliffe Treat. Virtues 174 Their shift of Prolocution, that is, to use Words of such a sound, when they do not intend such a thing by them, as one would think, they did.

1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ II. 142 If he is the Author himself, which he seems flatly to deny (yet not without some mental Reservation and material Prolocutions; for his Speech bewrayeth him).

1737 London Mag. 6 75/1 I..wou'd still indulge my several Patients in as free an Exercise of their Talents of Locution, Prolocution, and Circumlocution, as they now enjoy.

1917 Classical Rev. 31 95/2 After reading..Mr. Richmond's concluding paragraph and enjoying the portentous solemnity of the prolocution, I am at a loss how to reply without a breach of the scholarly comities.

†3. The action of speaking for or on behalf of others; cf. prolocutor n. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > delegated authority > action or function of a delegate or deputy > [noun] > speaking for or on behalf of

forespeechc1000

prolocution1826

1826 G. S. Faber Diffic. Romanism ii. iii. 325 Had Peter been the divinely-appointed vicar of Christ upon earth; He, no doubt, acting as the Lord's special representative, would have appointed..the new suffragan apostle... But..we do not find, that this was the case... From these recorded circumstances I infer, that the prolocution of the zealous and warm-hearted Peter was rather incidental than official.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prolocution
释义	prolocutionn. Brit. /ˌprəʊləˈkjuːʃn/, /ˌprɒləˈkjuːʃn/, U.S. /ˌproʊləˈkjuʃ(ə)n/, /ˌprɑləˈkjuʃ(ə)n/ Forms: 1500s– prolocution; also Scottish pre-1700 prolocucioune. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin prolocution- , prolocutio ; pro- prefix¹, locution n. Etymology: Partly < post-classical Latin prolocution-, prolocutio utterance, assertion (5th cent.), prologue, forward (9th cent.), agreement (12th cent.; < classical Latin prōlocūt- , past participial stem of prōloquī prolocute v. + -iō -ion suffix¹), and partly < pro- prefix¹ + locution n. Compare Middle French prolocution discourse, proposition (c1360). †1. A preliminary or introductory speech or remark. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [noun] > a speech > introductory speech or part of speech forespeechc1000 prologuec1350 preamblec1395 preambulationc1395 prooemiumc1485 prolocutiona1525 introduction1529 insinuation1532 preface1532 proem1532 foretalk1565 opening statement1806 insinuance1888 a1525 (a1500) Sc. Troy Bk. (Douce) l. 121 in C. Horstmann Barbour's Legendensammlung (1882) II. 232 For such, þe prolocucioune [a1600 Cambr. prelocucioune; L. prolocucio] War..ry^t felloune To Amphymacus, the worthy. 1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xli. 560 The causes of this commodiousnes and convenience are contained in the prolocution, in those frivolous & vaine speeches that are first laide downe. 1876 Scribner's Monthly Mar. 656/1 Ransom observes the dangers to the elect, should the prolocution in honor of my gracious and never-to-be-forgotten queen be omitted. 1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped xxvii. 282 ‘But’, said he, ‘these are rather alarming prolocutions.’ 2. The use of ambiguous language, with the intention to mislead. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [noun] > deliberate prolocution1679 double-talk1948 straddling1949 double-speak1957 codespeak1987 1679 J. Gavan in Speeches Jesuits 6 I do not..make use of any Equivocation, or mental Reservation, or material Prolocution, or any such like way to palliate Truth. 1691 J. Hartcliffe Treat. Virtues 174 Their shift of Prolocution, that is, to use Words of such a sound, when they do not intend such a thing by them, as one would think, they did. 1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ II. 142 If he is the Author himself, which he seems flatly to deny (yet not without some mental Reservation and material Prolocutions; for his Speech bewrayeth him). 1737 London Mag. 6 75/1 I..wou'd still indulge my several Patients in as free an Exercise of their Talents of Locution, Prolocution, and Circumlocution, as they now enjoy. 1917 Classical Rev. 31 95/2 After reading..Mr. Richmond's concluding paragraph and enjoying the portentous solemnity of the prolocution, I am at a loss how to reply without a breach of the scholarly comities. †3. The action of speaking for or on behalf of others; cf. prolocutor n. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > delegated authority > action or function of a delegate or deputy > [noun] > speaking for or on behalf of forespeechc1000 prolocution1826 1826 G. S. Faber Diffic. Romanism ii. iii. 325 Had Peter been the divinely-appointed vicar of Christ upon earth; He, no doubt, acting as the Lord's special representative, would have appointed..the new suffragan apostle... But..we do not find, that this was the case... From these recorded circumstances I infer, that the prolocution of the zealous and warm-hearted Peter was rather incidental than official. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1525
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