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procuracy

/ˈprɑkjərəsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
procu-ra-cy
IPA
/ˈprɑkjərəsi/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The office of a procurator.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English procuracie, from Anglo-Norman procuracie, from Latin prōcūrātia, analyzed as procure + -cy (“office of”). Doublet of proxy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈprɑkjərəsi/
  • British English: /ˈprɒkjʊrəsi/

Inflected Forms

procuracies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

procurator

Synonyms

procuratorate

Questions

How do you pronounce procuracy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈprɑkjərəsi/.
What does procuracy mean?
The office of a procurator.
Where does procuracy come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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