Procuration /(?)/
Proc·u·ra·tion
Procuration
n.
- The act of procuring; procurement.
- The management of another's affairs.
- The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy.
- 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. (Ch. of Eng.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Procuration money
- money paid for procuring a loan.