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
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
2 February 2025
(adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear; “he moved back”; “tripped when he stepped backward”; “she looked rearward out the window of the car”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
