ˌpräkyəˈrāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English procuracioun, from Middle French procuration, from Latin procuration-, procuratio, from procuratus (past participle of procurare to take care of) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at procure
1. archaic : management or direction of affairs for another
2.
a. : power of attorney
b.
(1) : the action of appointing someone as one's agent or attorney
(2) : the authorized action or function of one appointed as an agent or attorney
c. : the authority proper to one appointed as an agent or attorney
d. : mandate 2c
3. : a particular quota of provisions or a fixed sum of money given by parochial churches of the Church of England to a bishop or archdeacon at the time of his visitation
4.
a. : procurement ; especially : the action of obtaining something
b.
(1) : the action of obtaining a loan for a client or of executing a bond for a client
(2) or procuration fee or procuration money : a sum of money paid (as to a broker) by a client for a loan obtained or bond executed
c. : the act of pimping