About The Word Procurator
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Procurator
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What's The Definition Of Procurator?
[n] (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman emperor to manage finance and taxes
[n] a person authorized to act for another Synonyms | Synonyms for Procurator: placeholder | proxy Related Terms | Find terms related to Procurator: See Also | administrative official | agent | bureaucrat Procurator In Webster's Dictionary \Proc"u*ra`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. procurateur. See
{Procure}, and cf. {Proctor}. ]
1. (Law) One who manages another's affairs, either generally
or in a special matter; an agent; a proctor. --Chaucer.
Shak.
2. (Rom. Antiq.) A governor of a province under the emperors;
also, one who had charge of the imperial revenues in a
province; as, the procurator of Judea.
{Procurator fiscal} (Scots Law), public prosecutor, or
district attorney.
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