Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Proctor \Proc"tor\, v. t.
   To act as a proctor toward; to manage as an attorney or
   agent. --Bp. Warburton.

Proctor \Proc"tor\, n. [OE. proketour, contr. fr. procurator.
   See {Procurator}.]
   One who is employed to manage to affairs of another.
   Specifically:
   (a) A person appointed to collect alms for those who could
       not go out to beg for themselves, as lepers, the
       bedridden, etc.; hence a beggar. [Obs.] --Nares.
   (b) (Eng. Law) An officer employed in admiralty and
       ecclesiastical causes. He answers to an attorney at
       common law, or to a solicitor in equity. --Wharton.
   (c) (Ch. of Eng.) A representative of the clergy in
       convocation.
   (d) An officer in a university or college whose duty it is to
       enforce obedience to the laws of the institution.

Source : WordNet®

proctor
     n : someone who supervises (an examination) [syn: {monitor}]

proctor
     v : as of students taking an exam, to prevent cheating [syn: {invigilate}]