procuratory
/ˈprɒkjʊrət(ə)ri/noun
Scottish Law and Civil Law. Authorization for one person to act for another; an instrument or clause in an instrument giving such power. Now historical.
- letters of procuratory noun Obsolete. = procuration. procuratory of resignation noun now historical and rare a deed authorizing a vassal's representative to return the vassal's fee to his or her superior, to be retained or reallocated..
adjective
Of, relating to, or originating from a procurator; of or relating to procuration.
- letter procuratory noun = procuration..
Origin
Late Middle English. As noun from post-classical Latin procuratorium proxy, use as noun of neuter of classical Latin prōcūrātōrius; as adjective from classical Latin prōcūrātōrius of or concerning an agent or manager, in post-classical Latin also of an attorney, of or relating to an agent or proxy, of maintenance, of or relating to an academic proctor from prōcūrātor + -ius, suffix forming adjectives; compare -ory.