procurator Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person authorized to act for another
    placeholder; proxy.
  2. noun (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes

WordNet

Proc"u*ra`tor noun
Etymology
L.: cf. F. procurateur. See Procure, and cf. Proctor.
Definitions
  1. (Law) One who manages another's affairs, either generally or in a special matter; an agent; a proctor. Chaucer. Shak.
  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.

Webster 1913