Etymology

procuracy

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Today it means: The office of a procurator. Full definition →

Middle English procuracie ← Anglo-Norman procuracie ← Latin prōcūrātia
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  1. Latin · derived fromprōcūrātia
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromprocuracie
  3. Middle English · inherited fromprocuracie
  4. English todayprocuracy

Inherited from Middle English procuracie, from Anglo-Norman procuracie, from Latin prōcūrātia, analyzed as procure + -cy (“office of”). Doublet of proxy.

Words from the same roots

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proxy

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