'Procurator' definitions:
Definition of 'procurator'
(from WordNet)
noun
A person authorized to act for another [syn: proxy, placeholder, procurator]
noun
(ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes
Definition of 'Procurator'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'procurator'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- advocate,
- agent,
- alter ego,
- alternate,
- amicus curiae,
- attorney,
- attorney-at-law,
- backup,
- backup man,
- bailiff,
- barrister,
- barrister-at-law,
- butler,
- champion,
- counsel,
- counselor,
- counselor-at-law,
- croupier,
- curator,
- custodian,
- deputy,
- dummy,
- emcee,
- executive officer,
- exponent,
- factor,
- figurehead,
- friend at court,
- guardian,
- housekeeper,
- intercessor,
- landreeve,
- lawyer,
- legal adviser,
- legal counselor,
- legal expert,
- legal practitioner,
- legalist,
- librarian,
- lieutenant,
- locum,
- locum tenens,
- majordomo,
- master of ceremonies,
- MC,
- mouthpiece,
- paranymph,
- pinch hitter,
- pleader,
- proctor,
- proxy,
- representative,
- sea lawyer,
- second in command,
- secondary,
- self-styled lawyer,
- seneschal,
- solicitor,
- stand-in,
- steward,
- substitute,
- surrogate,
- understudy,
- utility man,
- vicar,
- vicar general,
- vice,
- vicegerent