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What is the noun for proctress?

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proctor
  1. (US) 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.
  2. (Britain) An official at any of several older universities
  3. (Britain, law) A legal practitioner in ecclesiastical and some other courts
  4. (obsolete) One appointed to collect alms for those who could not go out to beg for themselves, such as lepers and the bedridden.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “The proctor of the organization made sure all the members' concerns were addressed at the meeting.”
      “During the exam, the proctor carefully monitored the students to ensure they were following all the rules and completing the test honestly.”
proctorage
  1. (derogatory) Management by a proctor, or as if by a proctor; control; superintendence.
proctorship
  1. The post or office of proctor.
  2. Examples:
    1. “I sneaked out into the garden to wait for her, and felt that the burden of a proctorship was really more than I could endure.”
      “Under her proctorship the moral courage of her son had developed.”
proctress
  1. (rare) A female proctor.
proctour
  1. Obsolete form of proctor.
proctorships
  1. plural of proctorship
  2. Examples:
    1. “The courses consist of personalized one-on-one proctorships, fundamental and advanced preceptorships, and national symposia.”
      “Over the last year, Boston Scientific trained more than 25,000 health care providers worldwide through local and regional programs, seminars, preceptorships and proctorships.”
proctours
  1. plural of proctour
proctors
  1. plural of proctor
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “They have been called before the proctors after they violated the University regulations by exposing flaws in the University IT security system.”
      “The memoirs note the nightly patrols by proctors searching for students, an offence liable to bring hefty fines and other impositions.”
      “The pair feel they have been treated harshly but are co-operating with college authorities, confessing their actions to university proctors.”
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