Added 10 October 2026
procurator
/ˈpɹɒkjʊˌɹeɪtə/ noun
Latin root: prōcūrātor Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about procurator at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A tax collector.
- An agent or attorney.
- A legal officer who both investigates and prosecutes crimes, found in some inquisitorial legal systems, particularly communist or formerly communist states – see public procurator
Origin
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.
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