'Procuration' definitions:

Definition of 'Procuration'

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  • Procuration \Proc`u*ra"tion\, n. [L. procuratio: cf. F. procuration. See Procure.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. The act of procuring; procurement. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The management of another's affairs. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Ch. of Eng.) A sum of money paid formerly 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Procuration money (Law), money paid for procuring a loan. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]

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