procuracy

[ prok-yer-uh-see ]
/ ˈprɒk yər ə si /

noun, plural proc·u·ra·cies. Archaic.

the office of a proctor or procurator.

Origin of procuracy

1250–1300; Middle English procuracie < Medieval Latin prōcūrātia, for Latin prōcūrātiō procuration; see -acy

Words nearby procuracy

proctotomy, proctotresia, proctovalvotomy, procumbent, procurable, procuracy, procurance, procuration, procurator, procurator fiscal, procuratory

Example sentences from the Web for procuracy

  • This word is supposed to be derived from procuracy, which means action in the place of, and in behalf of, another.

    Charles I |Jacob Abbott