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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Procuration \Proc`u*ra"tion\, n. [L. procuratio: cf. F.
procuration. See {Procure}.]
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1. The act of procuring; procurement.
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2. The management of another's affairs.
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3. The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact
the affairs of another; a proxy.
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4. (Ch. of Eng.) 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}.
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{Procuration money} (Law), money paid for procuring a loan.
--Blackstone.
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