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procurance

[proh-kyoor-uhns, pruh-]

noun

the act of bringing about or getting something; agency; procurement.

Origin:
1545–55; procure + -ance

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procure (prəˈkjʊə)

—vb
1.	(tr) to obtain or acquire; secure
2.	to obtain (women or girls) to act as prostitutes

[C13: from Latin prōcūrāre to look after, from pro-¹ + cūrāre to care for]

pro'curable

—*adj*

pro'curance

—n

pro'cural

—n

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