n.1 an agent or proxy, esp. one who has power of attorney.
2 Rom.Hist. a treasury officer in an imperial province.
Phrases and idioms:
procurator fiscal (in Scotland) a local coroner and public prosecutor.
Derivatives:
procuratorial adj. procuratorship n.
Etymology: ME f. OF procurateur or L procurator administrator, finance-agent (as PROCURE)