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He will terrify his mother with tales of proctorial misadventures, and will excite the suspicions of his father by the new brilliance of his attire.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, November 1, 1890 by Various

At Louvain there was a kind of proctorial walk undertaken by the University official known as the Promotor.

From Life in the Medieval University by Rait, Robert S.

Proctors, it will be borne in mind, are sketched by Charles Dickens in the opening pages of David Copperfield, for Dora's papa, Mr. Spenlow, was in proctorial partnership with the reputably inexorable Jawkins.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 by Various