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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person authorized to act for another
  2. noun a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English procucie, contraction of procuracie, from Anglo-Norman procuracie, from Medieval Latin procuratia, from Latin prōcūrātiō, from Latin prōcūrō (“to manage, administer”) (English procure). Compare proctor.

In classic literature

Synonyms

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