procurator (redirected from Procurators)

proc·u·ra·tor  (prky-rtr)

n.

1. One authorized to manage the affairs of another; an agent.

2. An employee of the Roman emperor in civil affairs, especially in finance and taxes, in management of imperial estates and properties, and in governing minor provinces.

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[Middle English procuratour, from Old French, from Latin prcrtor, from prcrre, to take care of; see procure.]

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procu·ra·tori·al (-yr--tôr-l, -tr-) adj.

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procurator [ˈprɒkjʊˌreɪtə]

n

1. (Historical Terms) (in ancient Rome) a civil official of the emperor's administration, often employed as the governor of a minor province or as a financial agent

2. (Law) Rare a person engaged and authorized by another to manage his affairs

[from Latin: a manager, from prōcūrāre to attend to]

procuracy  [ˈprɒkjʊrəsɪ], procuratorship n

procuratorial  [ˌprɒkjʊrəˈtɔːrɪəl], procuratory [ˈprɒkjʊrətərɪ -trɪ] adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	procurator - a person authorized to act for another placeholder, proxy agent - a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
	2.	procurator - (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes capital of Italy, Eternal City, Italian capital, Rome, Roma - capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire administrative official, bureaucrat - an official of a bureaucracy Pilate, Pontius Pilate - the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36) antiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe

Translations

procurator [ˈprɒkjʊreɪtəʳ]

A. N → procurador(a) m/f

B. CPD Procurator Fiscal N (Scot) → fiscal mf

procurator

n (Hist) → Prokurator m; (Jur: = agent also) → Bevollmächtigte(r) mf