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Definition of: proctor
(prok′tər) noun
1. An agent acting for another; attorney; proxy; specifically, a practitioner in an admiralty, ecclesiastical, or probate court.
2. A university or college official charged with maintaining order, supervising examinations, etc.
—v.t. & v.i. To supervise (an examination). [ME proketour, procutour, contraction of L procurator PROCURATOR]
—proc·to·ri·al (prok·tôr′ē·əl, -tō′rē-) adjective
—proc′tor·ship noun
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