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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈpɹɒk.təɹ/  [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsProcter

Meaning & History

Occupational name for a legal practitioner in an ecclesiastical court or a person appointed to collect alms for those who could not go out to beg for themselves (i.e., lepers and the bedridden), from Middle English proctour "steward", ultimately a contracted form derived from Latin procurator "agent, manager". A famous bearer of the name was American writer Edna Dean Proctor (1829-1923).
Added 3/18/2009 by kaito1
Edited 5/10/2025 by DoingNothing247, Sofia and kaito1