ORATOR

The plaintiff in a cause or matter in chancery, when addre ing or petitlordng the court, used to st;le himself "orator," and, whe1.i a woman, "oratrix." But these terms have long gone into disuse, and the customary phrases now are "plaintiff" or "petitioner." · In Roman law, the term denoted an advo-.cate. [s. 863]