English
proctor
Proctor comes from Middle English procutour ‘an attorney’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500procutouras procatour‘an attorney’
- Englishearliest quotation 1817proctor
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500procutouras procatour‘an attorney’
- Englishearliest quotation 1817proctor
Earliest quotation: 1817, Illinois Administrative Code:: “All examinations , including self - study examinations and…”
Every English word from Middle English procutour
Today it means
noun A person who supervises students as they take an examination, in the United States at the college/university level; often the department secretary, or a fellow/graduate student; an invigilator.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English procutour / proctor