forespeak verb¹. [fɔ:'spi:k] Pa. t. -spoke [-'spǝʊk], (arch.) -spake [-'speɪk]; pa. pple -spoken [-'spǝʊkǝn], (arch.) -spake. ME.
[from FORE- + SPEAK verb.]
1. a. verb intrans. Speak beforehand; make predictions, prophesy. ME-M17.
b. verb trans. Say or speak of beforehand; foretell. Now rare. LME.

2. verb trans. Order or reserve beforehand; bespeak. obsolete exc. Scot. M17.

■ forespeaker noun (obsolete exc. Scot.) a person who speaks for another; an advocate, a spokesman: ME.

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