Definition of Proctor. Meaning of Proctor. Synonyms of Proctor

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Proctor. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Proctor and, of course, Proctor synonyms and on the right images related to the word Proctor.

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...
- John Proctor (October 9, 1632 – August 19, 1692) was a landowner in the M****achusetts Bay Colony. He and his wife Elizabeth were tried and convicted of...
- 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...
- Proctor Lake is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir along the Leon River located in Comanche County in the U.S. state of Texas, around 3 miles (5 km)...
- 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...
- Robert Corlett Proctor (July 5, 1934 – February 3, 2022) was a Canadian, new age self-help author and lecturer. He was best known for his New York Times...
- Proctor Valley is a valley in southwestern San Diego County, California, United States. It is traversed by Proctor Valley Road, a dirt road which connects...
- John Proctor may refer to: John Proctor (artist) (1836–1914), Scottish cartoonist and illustrator John Proctor (Salem witch trials) (1632–1692), hanged...