procurator
Americannoun
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Roman History. any of various imperial officials with fiscal or administrative powers.
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a cellarer.
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a person, as a deputy, attorney, or agent, employed to manage the affairs of another.
noun
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(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
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rare a person engaged and authorized by another to manage his affairs
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Etymology
Origin of procurator
1250–1300; Middle English < Latin prōcūrātor manager. See procuration, -tor
Example Sentences
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Officers said the death was not being treated as suspicious and a report would be submitted to the procurator fiscal in due course.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
BBC File on 4 Investigates put this to procurator Paul Reid KC.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
They had asked the procurator about arrangements to make it less intimidating to give evidence, but had not received a response.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
Police Scotland said a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025
His friends speak of his great simplicity of heart, and commend his abstemious habits, his zeal and his industry; while even the imperial procurator who prosecuted him styles him "homo, doctus, pius et bonus."
From The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) by Frederic Rowland Marvin
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