procuracy
[ prok-yer-uh-see ]
/ ˈprɒk yər ə si /
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noun, plural proc·u·ra·cies. Archaic.
the office of a proctor or procurator.
Nearby words
proctotomy, proctotresia, proctovalvotomy, procumbent, procurable, procuracy, procurance, procuration, procurator, procurator fiscal, procuratory
Origin of procuracy
1250–1300; Middle English procuracie < Medieval Latin prōcūrātia, for Latin prōcūrātiō procuration; see -acy
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Examples from the Web for procuracy
This word is supposed to be derived from procuracy, which means action in the place of, and in behalf of, another.
Charles I|Jacob Abbott