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Date: 1300-1400
Origin: procurator

proctor

 noun
     
Related topics: Education
proc‧tor [countable]
American EnglishSE someone who watches students in an examination to make sure that they do not cheat [= invigilator British English]
—proctor verb [transitive]
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