PROCTORS

Noun

proctors

plural of proctor

Source: Wiktionary


PROCTOR

Proc"tor, n. Etym: [OE. proketour, contr. fr. procurator. See Procurator.]

Definition: 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.

Definition: To act as a proctor toward; to manage as an attorney or agent. Bp. Warburton.

PROCTOR

Proc"tor, n. Etym: [OE. proketour, contr. fr. procurator. See Procurator.]

Definition: 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.

Definition: To act as a proctor toward; to manage as an attorney or agent. Bp. Warburton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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