"procuration" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: procurations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin prōcūrātiō. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|prōcūrātiō}} Latin prōcūrātiō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} procuration (countable and uncountable, plural procurations)
  1. The act of procuring; procurement. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-procuration-en-noun-PX-LxC8O
  2. The management of another's affairs. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-procuration-en-noun-EdXCWLmH
  3. The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-procuration-en-noun-wpotRb1k
  4. A sum of money formerly paid to the bishop or archdeacon, now to the ecclesiastical commissioners, by an incumbent, as a commutation for entertainment at the time of visitation; called also proxy. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-procuration-en-noun-7bapOuFA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 19 16 63 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 9 16 21 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 16 11 52 8 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 19 10 59 4 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: procure

Inflected forms

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