procurator

A noun referring to a person authorized to act on behalf of another, or historically, an official in ancient Rome who managed financial and tax matters for the emperor.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv für eine Person, die bevollmächtigt ist, im Namen eines anderen zu handeln; historisch auch ein Beamter im antiken Rom, der die Finanz- und Steuerangelegenheiten des Kaisers verwaltete.

1. Authorized representative C1 formal

   A person who is given the authority to act on behalf of another, often in legal or business matters.

   • The procurator signed the contract on behalf of the company.
   • He appointed a procurator to handle his affairs while he was abroad.
   • The procurator presented the documents to the court.

   🇩🇪Bevollmächtigter

   Synonyme: agentattorneydelegatedeputyenvoyfactorproxyrepresentative

2. Roman official C2 formal

   In ancient Rome, an official appointed by the emperor to manage financial and tax matters in a province.

   • Pontius Pilate was the Roman procurator of Judea.
   • The procurator collected taxes and oversaw the imperial treasury.
   • The emperor sent a procurator to govern the newly conquered territory.

   🇩🇪Prokurator

• procurators plural form
• procurators' possessive plural form
• procurator's possessive singular form