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proc·u·ra·tion \ˌpräkyəˈrāshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English procuracioun, from Middle French procuration, from Latin procuration-, procuratio, from procuratus (past participle of procurare to take care of) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at procure 1. archaic : management or direction of affairs for another 2. a. : power of attorney b. (1) : the action of appointing someone as one's agent or attorney (2) : the authorized action or function of one appointed as an agent or attorney c. : the authority proper to one appointed as an agent or attorney d. : mandate 2c 3. : a particular quota of provisions or a fixed sum of money given by parochial churches of the Church of England to a bishop or archdeacon at the time of his visitation 4. a. : procurement; especially : the action of obtaining something b. (1) : the action of obtaining a loan for a client or of executing a bond for a client (2) or procuration fee or procuration money : a sum of money paid (as to a broker) by a client for a loan obtained or bond executed c. : the act of pimping |