About The Word Proctor
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Proctor
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What's The Definition Of Proctor?
[n] someone who supervises (an examination)
[v] as of students taking an exam, to prevent cheating Synonyms | Synonyms for Proctor: invigilate | monitor Related Terms | Find terms related to Proctor: See Also | follow | invigilator | keep an eye on | observe | supervisor | watch | watch over Proctor In Webster's Dictionary \Proc"tor\, n. [OE. proketour, contr. fr. procurator.
See {Procurator}.]
One who is employed to manage to affairs of another.
Specifically:
(a) A person appointed to collect alms for those who could
not go out to beg for themselves, as lepers, the
bedridden, etc.; hence a beggar. [Obs.] --Nares.
(b) (Eng. Law) An officer employed in admiralty and
ecclesiastical causes. He answers to an attorney at
common law, or to a solicitor in equity. --Wharton.
(c) (Ch. of Eng.) A representative of the clergy in
convocation.
(d) An officer in a university or college whose duty it is to
enforce obedience to the laws of the institution.
\Proc"tor\, v. t. To act as a proctor toward; to manage as an attorney or agent. --Bp. Warburton. |
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