"procuration" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: procurations [plural]
Etymology: Latin prōcūrātiō. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}}, {{m|la|prōcūrātiō}} 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 19 15 64 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 6 17 20 58

Inflected forms

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