procuration

US: (prok′yə rā′shən)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

proc•u•ra•tion  (prok′yə rā′shən), n. 

1. the act of obtaining or getting;
   procurement.
2. the act of procuring prostitutes.
3. the appointment of a procurator, agent, or attorney.
4. the authority given.
5. a document whereby the authority is given.
6. [Archaic.] management for another;
   agency.

• Latin prōcūrātiōn- (stem of prōcūrātiō) management, equivalent. to prōcūrāt(us) (past participle of prōcūrāre to take care of; see procure) + -iōn- -ion
• late Middle English procuracion 1375–1425