Hypertext Webster Gateway: "procurator"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Procurator \Proc"u*ra`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. procurateur. See
{Procure}, and cf. {Proctor}. ]
1. (Law) One who manages another's affairs, either generally
or in a special matter; an agent; a proctor. --Chaucer.
Shak.
2. (Rom. Antiq.) A governor of a province under the emperors;
also, one who had charge of the imperial revenues in a
province; as, the procurator of Judea.
{Procurator fiscal} (Scots Law), public prosecutor, or
district attorney.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
procurator
n 1: a person authorized to act for another [syn: {proxy}, {placeholder}]
2: (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman emperor to
manage finance and taxes
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