Definition of PROCURATOR

procurator

Meanings

Plural: procurators

Noun

  • a person authorized to act for another
  • (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes
  • 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
  • The governor of a small imperial province.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English procuratour, from Anglo-Norman procuratour, from Latin prōcūrātor, from prōcūrō (“I procure”) (English procure). Equivalent to procure + -ator and a doublet of proctor.

Synonyms

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Scrabble Score: 14

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Words With Friends Score: 17

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