procuration noun. [prɒkjʊ'reɪʃ(ǝ)n] LME.
[(Old French procuracion, (also mod.) -tion from) Latin procuratio(n-), from procurat- pa. ppl stem of procurare: see PROCURE, -ATION.]
1. Management, superintendence; attention, care; stewardship. LME-L17.

2. The action of appointing a person with legal authority to act on one's behalf; the authority so delegated; the function or action of one's agent. LME.
b. A formal document conveying such authority; a letter or power of attorney. Now rare. LME.

3. Ecclesiastical History. The provision of necessary entertainment for a bishop or other visitor by a parish or religious house visited; a payment of money in lieu. LME.

4. The action of procuring something, procurement; spec. the negotiation of a loan for a client; the fee for this. L15.
b. The action of a procurer or procuress; pimping. L17.

[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲