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Proctor
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. One who is employed to manage to affairs of another. Specifically:
2. 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.
3. An officer in a university or college whose duty it is to enforce obedience to the laws of the institution.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To act as a proctor toward; to manage as an attorney or agent. Bp. Warburton.