proctorship

Variant of proctor

noun

  1. a person employed to manage the affairs of another; agent; attorney
  2. a person who supervises or monitors students, as at an examination

Origin: ME proketour, contr. < procuratour: see procurator

transitive verb

to supervise (an academic examination)

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