Procuration

[,prɒkju'reiʃәn]

Definition

(n.) The act of procuring; procurement.

(n.) The management of another's affairs.

(n.) The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy.

(n.) A sum of money paid formerly to the bishop or archdeacon, now to the ecclesiastical commissioners, by an incumbent, as a commutation for entertainment at the time of visitation; -- called also proxy.

Editor: Upton

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Agency, PROCUREMENT.[2]. Authority as an agent, authority to act for another.

Edited by Katy