1.
[syn: proxy, placeholder, procurator]
2. (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Procurator \Proc"u*ra`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. procurateur. See
Procure, and cf. Proctor. ]
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1. (Law) One who manages another's affairs, either generally
or in a special matter; an agent; a proctor. --Chaucer.
Shak.
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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.
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Procurator fiscal (Scots Law), public prosecutor, or
district attorney.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
procurator
n 1: a person authorized to act for another [syn: proxy,
placeholder, procurator]
2: (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to
manage finance and taxes