"procuration" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌpɹɒkjʊˈɹeɪʃən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpɹɒkjəˈɹeɪʃən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpɹɑkjəˈɹeɪʃən/ [General-American] Forms: procurations [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|procuracioun|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English procuracioun, {{inh+|en|enm|procuracioun}} Inherited from Middle English procuracioun, {{der|en|frm|procuration}} Middle French procuration, {{glossary|etymon}} etymon, {{bor|en|la|procuratio|prōcūrātiōnem}} Latin prōcūrātiōnem, {{der|en|fro|procuracion}} Old French procuracion, {{surf|en|procure|-ation}} By surface analysis, procure + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} procuration (countable and uncountable, plural procurations)
  1. The act of procuring; procurement. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of procuring): procuración [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-procuration-en-noun-PX-LxC8O Disambiguation of 'act of procuring': 96 1 2 2
  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 terms suffixed with -ation, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 18 16 63 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 9 15 15 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 9 7 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 16 11 52 8 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 19 10 59 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 13 9 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: procure

Inflected forms

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