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

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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

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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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