PROCTORS
\pɹˈɒktəz], \pɹˈɒktəz], \p_ɹ_ˈɒ_k_t_ə_z]\
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[L.] In Convocation, the representatives of the clergy ; so called as having been entrusted with the assessment of taxes granted by that body.
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[L.] In the Eccl. courts, pleaders who conduct causes for payment.
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[L.] In the English universities, two Masters of Arts, who serve as the chief magistrates of the university police, and with legislative authority.
By Henry Percy Smith
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