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procurator

 
Dictionary: proc·u·ra·tor   (prŏk'yə-rā'tər) pronunciation
n.
  1. One authorized to manage the affairs of another; an agent.
  2. An employee of the Roman emperor in civil affairs, especially in finance and taxes, in management of imperial estates and properties, and in governing minor provinces.

[Middle English procuratour, from Old French, from Latin prōcūrātor, from prōcūrāre, to take care of. See procure.]

procuratorial proc'u·ra·to'ri·al (-yər-ə-tôr'ē-əl, -tōr'-) adj.

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procurator, at Rome under the empire, in general, an employee of the emperor in civil administration. In particular, procurators might oversee the revenues in the imperial provinces, and also, independently of the governors, in the senatorial provinces. They could also govern some of the minor provinces.

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A Roman civil administrator with responsibilities ranging from estate management to the governorship of minor provinces.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - prokurator, fuldmagt

Nederlands (Dutch)
zaakwaarnemer, Romeins magistraat, officier van justitie

Français (French)
n. - (Antiq) procurateur, procureur (église de Rome)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Prokurator, Stellvertreter

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πληρεξούσιος (αντιπρόσωπος)

Italiano (Italian)
procuratore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - procurador (m)

Русский (Russian)
прокуратор, доверенное лицо

Español (Spanish)
n. - procurador

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ombud, fullmäktig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
代理人, 太守, 行政长官

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 代理人, 太守, 行政長官

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (소송) 대리인, 행정장관

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 代理人, 行政長官, 地方収税官, 知事

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الوكيل, وكيل الأعمال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פרקליט בעל יפוי-כוח, סוכן‬


 
 
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