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procurator

/ˈpɹɑkjəˌɹeɪtɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
proc-u-ra-tor
IPA
/ˈpɹɑkjəˌɹeɪtɚ/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tax collector.

noun

An agent or attorney.

noun

A legal officer who both investigates and prosecutes crimes, found in some inquisitorial legal systems, particularly communist or formerly communist states – see public procurator

noun

The governor of a small imperial province.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English procuratour, from Anglo-Norman procuratour, from Latin prōcūrātor, from prōcūrō (“to procure”) (English procure). Equivalent to procure + -ator and a doublet of proctor and procurer.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɹɑkjəˌɹeɪtɚ/
  • British English: /ˈpɹɒkjʊˌɹeɪtə/

Inflected Forms

procurators (plural) procuratour (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

procuratorial procuratorship procuratress

Phrases

procurator fiscal procurator-general

Frequently Paired Words

curator proctor procuracy procuratorate procure inquisitor

Synonyms

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Questions

How do you pronounce procurator?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹɑkjəˌɹeɪtɚ/.
What does procurator mean?
A tax collector.
Where does procurator come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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