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Procurator (?), n. [L.: cf. F. procurateur. See Procure, and cf. Proctor. ]
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1. (Law) One who manages another's affairs, either generally or in a special matter; an agent; a proctor. Chaucer. Shak.
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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.
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Procurator fiscal (Scots Law), public prosecutor, or district attorney.
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