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procuracy

[ prok-yer-uh-see ]

noun

, Archaic.
, plural proc·u·ra·cies.
  1. the office of a proctor or procurator.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of procuracy1

1250–1300; Middle English procuracie < Medieval Latin prōcūrātia, for Latin prōcūrātiō procuration; -acy

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Example Sentences

This word is supposed to be derived from procuracy, which means action in the place of, and in behalf of, another.

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