procurator

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procurator

/ˈpɹɒkjʊˌɹeɪtə/ UK
/ˈpɹɑkjəˌɹeɪtɚ/ US
/ˌpɹɒkjʊˈɹeɪtə(ɹ)/ obsolete

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Inherited from Middle English procuratour, from Anglo-Norman procuratour, from Latin prōcūrātor, from prōcūrō (“to procure”) (English procure). Equivalent to procure + -ator and a doublet of proctor and procurer.

noun procurators · procuratour

A tax collector.
An agent or attorney.
A legal officer who both investigates and prosecutes crimes, found in some inquisitorial legal systems, particularly communist or formerly communist states – see public procurator
Ancient Rome The governor of a small imperial province.

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noun legal officer in communist country collector

中文	檢察官 /检察官 jiǎncháguān
Ελληνικά	πληρεξούσιος plirexoúsios

noun Ancient Rome: governor of small province

Ελληνικά	πληρεξούσιος plirexoúsios

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@misc{procurator_2026,
  title = {procurator},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/procurator},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}