Procuration
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌpɹɒkjʊˈɹeɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Procuration is a noun meaning The act of procuring; procurement.
Meaning
The act of procuring; procurement.
More Meanings
- The management of another's affairs.
- (law) The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy.
- A sum of money formerly paid to the bishop or archdeacon, by an incumbent, as a commutation for entertainment at the time of visitation; called also proxy.
Example Sentences
For she was not only publicly contracted, but stated as a bride, and solemnly bedded, and after she was laid, there came in Maximilian's ambassador with letters of procuration
Word Forms
- procurations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include procurement, pimping, prostitution, pandering, procuring, obtainance.
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