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noun a person authorized to act for another
noun (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes
originInherited from Middle English procuratour, from Anglo-Norman procuratour, from Latin prōcūrātor, from prōcūrō (“to procure”) (English procure). Equivalent to procure + -ator and a doublet of proctor and procurer.
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