per pro.prep.adv.adj.

Brit.

/pəː ˈprəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈpər ˈproʊ/

Forms: 1800s– per pro, 1800s– per pro. ((with point).).

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: per procurationem adv.

Etymology: Shortened < per procurationem adv. (originally as graphic abbreviation).

By proxy; by the agency of; (also) on behalf of. Also as adv.adj. Abbreviated p.p. Cf. per procurationem adv.The traditional order appears to be ‘per pro. Principal, Agent’, which requires per pro. to be rendered ‘on behalf of, by the authority of’. Another order is ‘Agent per pro. Principal’.The order ‘per pro. Agent, Principal’, also found, requires the rendering ‘by the agency of’.In the 20th cent. the phrase has often been reinterpreted as representing a supposed Latin phrase per pro (with the classical Latin preposition prō), taken to mean ‘for and on behalf of’. The confusion of interpretation may account for the variation in word order used with the phrase.

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1841 Times 10 Mar. 5/4 We have the honour to be, Sir, your Excellency's most obedient, humble servants, Jardine, Matheson, and Co.,..Daniell and Co. (per pro.), W. C. Le Geyt, [etc.].

1882 R. Bithell Counting-house Dict. 235 The following is the usual form of a per-pro endorsement. ‘Pay to the Order of Blanc & Co. Per Pro Shipley & Sons. Thos. Brown.’... ‘Thos. Brown’ [is] the person authorized to sign on behalf of Shipley & Sons.

1895 Daily News 9 Apr. 3/6 Owing to ill health, she allowed him to sign ‘per pro’.

1932 R. W. Jones Thomson's Dict. Banking (ed. 8) 478/1 The usual form of a ‘per pro’ signature is—per pro. John Brown, J. Jones or p.p. John Brown, J. Jones. In Scotland, the agent's name often comes first and the principal's last, as—J. Jones per pro John Brown. This form is also frequently used by English solicitors.

1954 M. Crooks & E. Dawson Dict. Typewriting (ed. 6) 236 When this form of signature is used, per pro. should be prefaced to the principal's name, and the writer's full name, not initials, should be inserted thus—per pro. William Marshall, John Jones.

1979 F. E. Perry Dict. Banking 181/2 ‘Per pro John Jones, S. Smith’, where Jones is the principal and Smith the agent.

1991 M. Curtin Plastic Tomato Cutter xix. 156 Yours, etc. G. H. Sloan. Sign it per pro.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	per pro
释义	per pro.prep.adv.adj. Brit. /pəː ˈprəʊ/, U.S. /ˈpər ˈproʊ/ Forms: 1800s– per pro, 1800s– per pro. ((with point).). Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: per procurationem adv. Etymology: Shortened < per procurationem adv. (originally as graphic abbreviation). By proxy; by the agency of; (also) on behalf of. Also as adv.adj. Abbreviated p.p. Cf. per procurationem adv.The traditional order appears to be ‘per pro. Principal, Agent’, which requires per pro. to be rendered ‘on behalf of, by the authority of’. Another order is ‘Agent per pro. Principal’.The order ‘per pro. Agent, Principal’, also found, requires the rendering ‘by the agency of’.In the 20th cent. the phrase has often been reinterpreted as representing a supposed Latin phrase per pro (with the classical Latin preposition prō), taken to mean ‘for and on behalf of’. The confusion of interpretation may account for the variation in word order used with the phrase. ΚΠ 1841 Times 10 Mar. 5/4 We have the honour to be, Sir, your Excellency's most obedient, humble servants, Jardine, Matheson, and Co.,..Daniell and Co. (per pro.), W. C. Le Geyt, [etc.]. 1882 R. Bithell Counting-house Dict. 235 The following is the usual form of a per-pro endorsement. ‘Pay to the Order of Blanc & Co. Per Pro Shipley & Sons. Thos. Brown.’... ‘Thos. Brown’ [is] the person authorized to sign on behalf of Shipley & Sons. 1895 Daily News 9 Apr. 3/6 Owing to ill health, she allowed him to sign ‘per pro’. 1932 R. W. Jones Thomson's Dict. Banking (ed. 8) 478/1 The usual form of a ‘per pro’ signature is—per pro. John Brown, J. Jones or p.p. John Brown, J. Jones. In Scotland, the agent's name often comes first and the principal's last, as—J. Jones per pro John Brown. This form is also frequently used by English solicitors. 1954 M. Crooks & E. Dawson Dict. Typewriting (ed. 6) 236 When this form of signature is used, per pro. should be prefaced to the principal's name, and the writer's full name, not initials, should be inserted thus—per pro. William Marshall, John Jones. 1979 F. E. Perry Dict. Banking 181/2 ‘Per pro John Jones, S. Smith’, where Jones is the principal and Smith the agent. 1991 M. Curtin Plastic Tomato Cutter xix. 156 Yours, etc. G. H. Sloan. Sign it per pro. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < prep.adv.adj.1841
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