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/ɪnˈvɪd͡ʒɪleɪtɹɪks/ · noun
(rare) A woman (or entity given female personification) who invigilates; a female invigilator..
A History paper was lately set, at a girls’ school, on a certain period of English history—say the Reformation. One question was: “Mention the person in your period who interests you most, and give your reasons.” During the examination some female præpostor or other subaltern was sitting with the girls, some of whom asked, “Does ‘your period’ mean our period?” “Yes,” said the invigilatrix, if that is the word for the fair looker-on.
Our invigilatrix was my WEA widow, earning a little daytime money by giving out the papers and watching for cheaters.
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Invigilatrix means (rare) A woman (or entity given female personification) who invigilates; a female invigilator..
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A History paper was lately set, at a girls’ school, on a certain period of English history—say the Reformation. One question was: “Mention the person in your period who interests you most, and give your reasons.” During the examination some female præpostor or other subaltern was sitting with the girls, some of whom asked, “Does ‘your period’ mean our period?” “Yes,” said the invigilatrix, if that is the word for the fair looker-on.
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