procuration

名词 n.
/ˌpɹɒkjʊˈɹeɪʃən/|/ˌpɹɒkjəˈɹeɪʃən/    /ˌpɹɑkjəˈɹeɪʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of procuring; procurement. countable,uncountable
    — For she was not only publicly contracted, but stated as a bride, and solemnly bedded, and after she was laid, there came in Maximilian's ambassador with letters of procuration
  2. The management of another's affairs. countable,uncountable
  3. The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy. countable,uncountable
  4. A sum of money formerly paid to the bishop or archdeacon, by an incumbent, as a commutation for entertainment at the time of visitation; called also proxy. countable,uncountable

词形变化

procurations plural

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词源

Inherited from Middle English procuracioun, from Middle French procuration and its etymon Latin prōcūrātiōnem (through Old French procuracion). By surface analysis, procure + -ation; compare procuracy and procuratory.
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