ˈprɔktə n. 1
Brit. an
officer (usu.
one of two) at
certain universities, appointed annually
and having
mainly disciplinary functions. 2 US a supervisor of students in an
examination etc. 3
Law a
person managing causes in a
court (now
chiefly ecclesiastical)
that administers
civil or
canon law. 4 a
representative of
the clergy in the
Church of England
convocation. øQueen's (or King's) Proctor (in the UK) an
official who has the
right to
intervene in
probate,
divorce, and
nullity cases
when collusion or the suppression of facts is alleged. øøproctorial adj. proctorship n. [ME, syncopation of PROCURATOR]