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Definition of Proctor

Proctor
Proctor Proc"tor, v. t. To act as a proctor toward; to manage as an attorney or agent. --Bp. Warburton.
Proctor
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.

Meaning of Proctor from wikipedia

- In law, a proctor is a historical class of lawyers, and the King's (or Queen's) Proctor is a senior government lawyer. In religion, a proctor represents...
- William Proctor is a former starting quarterback for the Clemson Tigers at Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference in NCAA Division I-A, and...
- Proctor Silex Co. was created in 1960 with the merger of Proctor Electric and the Silex Company. In 1966, SCM Corporation bought out Proctor-Silex. In...
- Elizabeth Proctor (née B****ett; 1650 – after 1703) was convicted of witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. She was the wife of John Proctor, who was...
- John Proctor (9 October 1631 – 19 August 1692) was a landowner in the M****achusetts Bay Colony. He and his wife Elizabeth were tried and convicted of...
- Robert Corlett Proctor (July 5, 1934 – February 3, 2022) was a Canadian, new thought self-help author and business owner. He was best known for his New...
- Alexander Phimister Proctor (1860–1950), American sculptor Andy Proctor, English rugby league footballer Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor (1894–1921), South African...
- George Proctor may refer to: George O. Proctor (1847–1925), American politician in M****achusetts George R. Proctor (1920–2015), American botanist George...
- Kadyn Proctor (born June 4, 2005) is an American football offensive tackle for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He was enrolled with the Iowa Hawkeyes, but never...
- The Percival Proctor is a British radio trainer and communications aircraft of the Second World War. The Proctor is a single-engined, low-wing monoplane...