proctorial, a.
(prɒkˈtɔərɪəl)
[f. proctor n.1 + -ial; cf. procuratorial.]
Of or pertaining to a proctor ( a. at the universities, b. in the ecclesiastical courts).
proctorial cycle, the order in which the various colleges elect proctors; proctorial veto, the power of the two proctors conjointly to veto any decree of Convocation at Oxford; proctorial year, the annual period for which the university proctors are elected.
| a. 1864 Trevelyan Compet. Wallah (1866) 58 The condition of Oxford or Cambridge on the night of a grand Proctorial raid! 1881 Nature XXIII. 377/2 He..shall have proctorial authority over members of the University. 1882 Standard 13 Apr. 3/8 The outgoing Senior Proctor..summarised the events of the past proctorial year. a 1893 W. L. Courtney in Jowett's Life (1897) II. viii. 232 The traditional policeman..was represented by the Senior Proctorial bull-dog. |
| b. 1883 Law Times 13 Oct. 398/2 The two items are inserted in the proctorial charges as ‘Probate under seal and court fee’. |
So
† proctorical (
-ˈtɒrɪkəl)
a., in same sense.
| 1715 Prideaux in Life (1748) 231 Every Tutor, for the better discharging of his duty, shall have Proctorical authority over his Pupils. |