Procurator

Alternative forms

• procuratour obsolete

Origin

Borrowed from Latin procurator, from prōcūrō ("I procure") (English procure). Surface analysis is procure + -ator.

Full definition of procurator

Noun

1. A tax collector.
2. An agent or attorney.
3. A legal officer who both investigates and prosecutes crimes, found in some inquisitorial legal systems, particularly communist or formerly communist states – see public procurator

Related terms

• curator
• procuracy
• procuratorate
• procure
• proctor