proctor

 
Pronunciation: /ˈprɒktə/

noun

  • 1British an officer (usually one of two) at certain universities, appointed annually and having mainly disciplinary functions.
  • 2North American an invigilator at a university or college examination.
  • 3(in the Church of England) an elected representative of the clergy in the convocation of Canterbury or York.
  • historical a qualified practitioner of law in ecclesiastical and certain other courts. See also Queen's Proctor.

verb

[with object] North American
  • invigilate (an examination): 18% of the faculty reported that graduate assistants frequently proctored exams

Derivatives

proctorial

Pronunciation: /-ˈtɔːrɪəl/
adjective

proctorship

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: contraction of procurator