Found 2 items, similar to procurator.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: procurator procurator n 1: a person authorized to act for another [syn: proxy, placeholder] 2: (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman emperor to manage finance and taxes
English → English (gcide) Definition: Procurator Procurator \Proc"u*ra`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. procurateur. See Procure, and cf. Proctor. ] [1913 Webster] 1. (Law) One who manages another's affairs, either generally or in a special matter; an agent; a proctor. --Chaucer. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Rom. Antiq.) A governor of a province under the emperors; also, one who had charge of the imperial revenues in a province; as, the procurator of Judea. [1913 Webster] Procurator fiscal (Scots Law), public prosecutor, or district attorney. [1913 Webster]