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proctress

proctress noun: a female proctor.

Noun

proctress (plural proctresses)

  1. (rare) A female proctor.

Forms of proctress

pluralproctresses

Origin of proctress

From proctor + -ess.

Questions about proctress

What does proctress mean?
Proctress means a female proctor.
What part of speech is proctress?
Proctress is a noun.
What is the plural of proctress?
The plural of proctress is proctresses.

Words near proctress in the dictionary

  1. proctotrupids
  2. proctotrupomorph
  3. proctotrupomorphs
  4. proctour
  5. proctours
  6. proctress
  7. proctresses
  8. proctuchous
  9. Proculeian
  10. Proculeians
  11. Proculian

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