procuration

Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Origin: L. procuratio: cf. F. procuration. See Procure.

1. The act of procuring; procurement.

2. The management of another's affairs.

3. The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy.

4. Ch. of Eng. A sum of money paid formerly to the bishop or archdeacon, now to the ecclesiastical commissioners, by an incumbent, as a commutation for entertainment at the time of visitation; — called also proxy.

Procuration money Law, money paid for procuring a loan. Blackstone, Sir William

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54