procuration

noun
/ˌpɹɒkjʊˈɹeɪʃən/UK/ˌpɹɑkjəˈɹeɪʃən/US

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English procuracioun, from Middle French procuration and its etymon Latin prōcūrātiōnem (through Old French procuracion). By surface analysis, procure + -ation; compare procuracy and procuratory.

  1. derived from procuracion
  2. borrowed from procuratio
  3. derived from procuration
  4. inherited from procuracioun

Definitions

  1. The act of procuring

    The act of procuring; procurement.

    • 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
  2. The management of another's affairs.

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

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

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. A sum of money formerly paid to the bishop or archdeacon, by an incumbent, as a…

      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.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for procuration. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA