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procurator |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Procurator \Proc"u*ra`tor\, n. [L.: cf F. procurateur See {Procure}, and cf {Proctor}. ] 1. (Law) One who manages another's affairs, either generally or in a special matter; an agent; a proctor. --Chaucer. Shak. 2. (Rom. Antiq.) A governor of a province under the emperors; also one who had charge of the imperial revenues in a province; as the procurator of Judea. {Procurator fiscal} (Scots Law), public prosecutor, or district attorney. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: procurator n 1: a person authorized to act for another [syn: {proxy}] 2: (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman emperor to manage finance and taxes
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