(Law)an agent representing others in a court of law in countries retaining Roman civil law (律)(保留罗马民法的国家的)代诉人;代理人 ■(in Scotland) a lawyer practising before the lower courts (苏格兰)地方法庭的出庭律师 ■(historical)a treasury officer in a province of the Roman Empire (史)(古罗马帝国的)行省财务长官
派生 procuratorial adjective procuratorship noun 语源
Middle English (denoting a steward): from Old French procuratour or Latin procurator 'administrator, finance agent', from procurat- 'taken care of', from the verb procurare (see procure)