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  • per pro.
    per pro.
    abbreviation
    per procurationem.
  • per pro
    per pro
    preposition
    by delegation to; through the agency of: used when signing documents on behalf of someone else

per pro.

American  
Or per proc

abbreviation

  1. per procurationem.

per pro British  
/ ˈpɜː ˈprəʊ /

preposition

  1. by delegation to; through the agency of: used when signing documents on behalf of someone else

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of per pro

Latin: abbreviation of per prōcūratiōnem

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