There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
PROCURATOR
procurator
(noun) (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes
proxy, placeholder, procurator
(noun) a person authorized to act for another
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
procurator (plural procurators)
A tax collector.
An agent or attorney.
A legal officer who both investigates and prosecutes crimes, found in some inquisitorial legal systems, particularly communist or formerly communist states – see public procurator
(Ancient Rome) The governor of a small imperial province.
Source: Wiktionary
Proc"u*ra`tor, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. procurateur. See Procure, and cf. Proctor. ]
1. (Law)
Definition: One who manages another's affairs, either generally or in a special matter; an agent; a proctor. Chaucer. Shak.
2. (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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