Proc"tor*ship (?), n. The office or dignity of a proctor; also, the
term of his office. Clarendon.
Proc*tot"o*my (?), n. [Gr. &?; anus + &?; to cut.] (Surg.) An incision
into the rectum, as for the division of a stricture.
||Proc"tu*cha (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. &?; anus + &?; to have.]
||(Zoˆl.) (a) A division of Turbellaria including those that have an
||intestine terminating posteriorly. (b) The Nemertina.
Pro*cum"bent (?), a. [L. procumbens, -entis, p. pr. of procumbere to
fall, bend, or lean forward; pro forward + cumbere (in comp.), akin to
cubare to lie down: cf. F. procombant. Cf. Incumbent.]
1. Lying down, or on the face; prone. " Procumbent each obeyed."
Cowper.
2. (Bot.) Lying on the ground, but without putting forth roots;
trailing; prostrate; as, a procumbent stem.
Pro*cur"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being procured; obtainable. Boyle.
Proc"u*ra*cy (?), n.; pl. Procuracies (#). [LL. procuratia: cf. F.
procuratie. See Procuration, and cf,. Proxy.]
1. The office or act of a proctor or procurator; management for
another.