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proctor |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Proctor \Proc"tor\, v. t. To act as a proctor toward; to manage as an attorney or agent. --Bp. Warburton From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Proctor \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: proctor n : someone who supervises (an examination) [syn: {monitor}] v : as of students taking an exam, to prevent cheating [syn: {invigilate}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Proctor, AR Zip code(s): 72376 Proctor, MN (city, FIPS 52630) Location: 46.74310 N, 92.22739 W Population (1990): 2974 (1245 housing units) Area: 7.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55810 Proctor, MT Zip code(s): 59929 Proctor, OK Zip code(s): 74457 Proctor, VT Zip code(s): 05765 Proctor, WV Zip code(s): 26055
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