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(1):

(n.) A representative of the clergy in convocation.

(2):

(n.) An officer in a university or college whose duty it is to enforce obedience to the laws of the institution.

(3):

(v. t.) To act as a proctor toward; to manage as an attorney or agent.

(4):

(n.) One who is employed to manage to affairs of another.

(5):

(n.) 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.

(6):

(n.) An officer employed in admiralty and ecclesiastical causes. He answers to an attorney at common law, or to a solicitor in equity.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Proctor'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/proctor.html. 1828.
 
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