Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proproctor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pro-proc-tor
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An assistant proctor in a university.

British usage

Example Sentences

"So it is the University that must go into action in defence of peace: and the University, its full strength mustered, consists of two Proctors, four Proproctors and eight or ten University police"

Etymology

From pro- + proctor.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pro

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

proproctors (plural)

Questions

What does proproctor mean?: An assistant proctor in a university.
Where does proproctor come from?: From pro- + proctor.

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