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Webster 1913 Edition
Procuration
1.
The act of procuring; procurement.
2.
The management of another’s affairs.
3.
The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy.
4.
(Ch. of Eng.)
A sum of money paid formerly to the bishop or archdeacon, now to the ecclesiastical commissioners, by an incumbent, as a commutation for entertainment at the time of visitation; – called also
proxy
. Procuration money
(Law)
, money paid for procuring a loan.
Blackstone.
Webster 1828 Edition
Procuration
PRO'CURA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of procuring. [Procurement is generally used.]2.
The management of another's affairs.3.
The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another.4.
A sum of money paid to the bishop or archdeacon by incumbents, on account of visitations; called also proxy.