PROCURATION
\pɹəkjʊɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \pɹəkjʊɹˈeɪʃən], \p_ɹ_ə_k_j_ʊ_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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The act of procuring; procurement.
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The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy.
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A sum of money paid formerly to the bishop or archdeacon, now to the ecclesiastical commissioners, by an incumbent, as a commutation for entertainment at the time of visitation; -- called also proxy.
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The act of procuring: the act of managing another's affairs: the instrument giving power to do this: in the Church of England, a sum paid by incumbents to the bishop or archdeacon on account of visitations.
By Daniel Lyons
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n. [Latin] Act of procuring; procurement;-management of another's affairs ;-the instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another ;-a sum of money paid to the bishop or archdeacon by incumbents on account of visitations.
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