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Vinony

procurator

noun

  1. lawyer practicing before the lower courts (Scotland)
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒkjʊˌɹeɪtə/ / /ˈpɹɑkjəˌɹeɪtɚ/ / /ˌpɹɒkjʊˈɹeɪtə(ɹ)/

noun

Etymology: Inherited from Middle English procuratour, from Anglo-Norman procuratour, from Latin prōcūrātor, from prōcūrō (“to procure”) (English procure). Equivalent to procure + -ator and a doublet of proctor and procurer.

  1. A tax collector.
  2. An agent or attorney.
  3. A legal officer who both investigates and prosecutes crimes, found in some inquisitorial legal systems, particularly communist or formerly communist states – see public procurator
  4. The governor of a small imperial province.