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procurator definition

procu·ra·tor (präk′yo̵̅o̅ rāt′ər, -yə-)

noun

  1. an official of ancient Rome who managed the financial affairs of a province or acted as governor of a lesser province
  2. a person employed to manage another's affairs; agent

Etymology: ME procuratour < OFr < L procurator < procurare: see procure

Related Forms:

  • procuratorial proc′u·ra·to′·rial (-yo̵̅o̅ re tôr′ē əl, -yə-) adjective

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procurator Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • appoint: He had been appointed Procurator in Spain and entrusted with managing the Revenue.

Adjective modifier

  • regional: Each procurator fiscal is responsible for the management of his or her office, subject to the oversight of the regional procurator fiscal.

Modifies a noun

  • fiscal: A report has been sent to the Procurator Fiscal.
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Auctor nominis eius Christus,Tiberio imperitante, per procuratorem Pontium Pilatum, supplicio affectus erat. Christ, the leader of the sect, had been put to death by the procurator Pontius Pilate in the reign of Tiberius.

-Tacitus

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