procuracy

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UK/ˈprɒkjʊrəsi/UK/ˈprɒkjərəsi/US/ˈprɑkjərəsi/

noun

The office of a procurator.

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Meanings

nounprocuracy (plural procuracies)

plural procuracies

  1. The office of a procurator.

    Synonyms: procuratorate

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe office of a procurator.

Origin

  1. Latinprōcūrātia
  2. Anglo-Normanprocuracie
  3. Middle Englishprocuracie
  4. Englishprocuracy

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

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APA

procuracy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procuracy

MLA

“procuracy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procuracy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “procuracy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procuracy.

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