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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Procurator \Proc"u*ra`tor\, n. [L.: cf F. procurateur See
{Procure}, and cf {Proctor}. ]
1. (Law) One who manages another's affairs, either generally
or in a special matter; an agent; a proctor. --Chaucer.
Shak.
2. (Rom. Antiq.) A governor of a province under the emperors;
also one who had charge of the imperial revenues in a
province; as the procurator of Judea.
{Procurator fiscal} (Scots Law), public prosecutor, or
district attorney.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
procurator
n 1: a person authorized to act for another [syn: {proxy}]
2: (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman emperor to
manage finance and taxes
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