procur

n.; pl. Procuracies [ LL. procuratia: cf. F. procuratie. See Procuration, and cf, . Proxy. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The office or act of a proctor or procurator; management for another. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Authority to act for another; a proxy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. procuratio: cf. F. procuration. See Procure. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act of procuring; procurement. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The management of another's affairs. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Ch. of Eng.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Procuration money (Law), money paid for procuring a loan. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

a. Of or pertaining to a procurator, or proctor; made by a proctor. Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office or term of a procurator. Bp. Pearson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. procuratorius. ] Tending to, or authorizing, procuration. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To pimp. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To manage business for another in court. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Procured p. pr. & vb. n. Procuring. ] [ F. procurer, L. procurare, procuratum, to take care of; pro for + curare to take care, fr. cura care. See Cure, and cf. Proctor, Proxy. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To bring into possession; to cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; to acquire or provide for one's self or for another; to gain; to get; to obtain by any means, as by purchase or loan. [ 1913 Webster ]

If we procure not to ourselves more woe. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause. [ 1913 Webster ]

By all means possible they procure to have gold and silver among them in reproach. Robynson (More's Utopia) . [ 1913 Webster ]

Proceed, Solinus, to procure my fall. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To solicit; to entreat. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The famous Briton prince and faery knight, . . .
Of the fair Alma greatly were procured
To make there longer sojourn and abode. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To cause to come; to bring; to attract. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

What unaccustomed cause procures her hither? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To obtain for illicit intercourse or prostitution. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- See Attain. [ 1913 Webster ]