A junior student at Christ Church, Oxford, responsible for recording compulsory chapel attendance by pricking off on a list the names of undergraduates as they enter the college chapel.
Origin
Early 19th century. From prick + bill.
Definition of prick-bill in US English:
prick-bill
nounˈprɪkbɪl
historical
A junior student at Christ Church, Oxford, responsible for recording compulsory chapel attendance by pricking off on a list the names of undergraduates as they enter the college chapel.