procuration
nounUK /ˌpɹɒkjʊˈɹeɪʃən/ · US /ˌpɹɑkjəˈɹeɪʃən/
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
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 procuration1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, →OCLC:
2
The management of another's affairs.
3
Law The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy.
4
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.
- Related terms
- procurator, procure