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procurator

American  
[prok-yuh-rey-ter] / ˈprɒk yəˌreɪ tər /

noun

  1. Roman History. any of various imperial officials with fiscal or administrative powers.

  2. a cellarer.

  3. a person, as a deputy, attorney, or agent, employed to manage the affairs of another.

procurator British  
/ ˈprɒkjʊrətərɪ, -trɪ, ˌprɒkjʊrəˈtɔːrɪəl, ˈprɒkjʊˌreɪtə, ˈprɒkjʊrəsɪ /

noun

  1. (in ancient Rome) a civil official of the emperor's administration, often employed as the governor of a minor province or as a financial agent

  2. rare a person engaged and authorized by another to manage his affairs

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Other Word Forms

  • procuracy noun
  • procuratorate noun
  • procuratorial adjective
  • procuratorship noun
  • procuratory adjective

Etymology

Origin of procurator

1250–1300; Middle English < Latin prōcūrātor manager. See procuration, -tor

Example Sentences

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He did not answer on that point but in relation to his decision, said "the procurator is independent of the Church and all others involved in the process".

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

Police Scotland said there did not appear to be any suspicious circumstances and a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

The man was charged and a file sent to prosecutors in the procurator fiscal's office.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

A force spokesperson said: "A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal in due course."

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

He appointed father Fray Diego de Soria as procurator of the province, to represent it in España and at Roma.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XXX, 1640 by Abreu, Antonio Alvarez de

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