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procuration

/ˌpɹɑkjəˈɹeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
procu-ra-tion
IPA
/ˌpɹɑkjəˈɹeɪʃən/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of procuring; procurement.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The management of another's affairs.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A sum of money formerly paid to the bishop or archdeacon, by an incumbent, as a commutation for entertainment at the time of visitation; called also proxy.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English procuracioun, from Middle French procuration and its etymon Latin prōcūrātiōnem (through Old French procuracion). By surface analysis, procure + -ation; compare procuracy and procuratory.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: procuracioun, procuration, procuratio, procuracion

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌpɹɑkjəˈɹeɪʃən/
  • British English: /ˌpɹɒkjʊˈɹeɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

procurations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

procurator procure

Questions

How do you pronounce procuration?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɹɑkjəˈɹeɪʃən/.
What does procuration mean?
The act of procuring; procurement.
Where does procuration come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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