5. To address; to accost; to speak to. [He will] thee in hope; he will speak thee fair. Ecclus. xiii. 6. each village senior paused to scan And speak the lovely caravan. Emerson. To speak a ship (Naut.), to hail and speak to her captain or commander.
SPEAKABLE
Speak"a*ble, a.
1. Capable of being spoken; fit to be spoken. Ascham.
2. Able to speak. Milton.
SPEAKER
Speak"er, n.
1. One who speaks. Specifically: (a) One who utters or pronounces a discourse; usually, one who utters a speech in public; as, the man is a good speaker, or a bad speaker. (b) One who is the mouthpiece of others; especially, one who presides over, or speaks for, a delibrative assembly, preserving order and regulating the debates; as, the Speaker of the House of Commons, originally, the mouthpiece of the House to address the king; the Speaker of a House of Representatives.
2. A book of selections for declamation. [U. S.]
SPEAKERSHIP
Speak"er*ship, n.
Defn: The office of speaker; as, the speakership of the House of
Representatives.
SPEAKING
Speak"ing, a.