proctor

/P R AA1 K T ER0/

noun

1
A person who supervises students as they take an examination, in the United States at the college/university level; often the department secretary, or a fellow/graduate student; an invigilator.
syn:invigilator
2
An official at any of several older universities.
3
A legal practitioner in ecclesiastical and some other courts.
4
One appointed to collect alms for those who could not go out to beg for themselves, such as lepers and the bedridden.
5
A procurator or manager for another.
6
A representative of the clergy in convocation.

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