Definition of procurator in English:

procurator

noun ˈprɒkjʊreɪtəˈprɑkjəˌreɪdər

1Law
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
Example sentencesExamples
- The other was responsible for crown property throughout Britain, and to it reported the local procurators who acted as agents in charge.
- Nowhere in the flayed skin of Grünewald is there a trace of the Jesus who looked at Pilate through his one good eye and informed the Roman procurator that he would have no power were it not given from above.
- Another handy weapon in political and commercial warfare turned out to be the state procurators and courts staffed by judges who, like the KGB operatives, were inherited from the Soviet Union.
- What he says goes with those around him, such as the chairman of the constitutional court, the procurator general, even our academics.
- But, as Pontius Pilate, the Roman procurator of Judea, supposedly asked, ‘Quid est veritas?’
Synonyms
deputy, representative, substitute, delegate, agent, surrogate, stand-in, attorney, ambassador, emissary, go-between, envoy, frontman
1. 1.1 (in Scotland) a lawyer practising before the lower courts.
  〈苏格兰〉地方法庭的出庭律师
  Example sentencesExamples
  The recognition of the role of London as the main supply base for the conquest of Wales and the North is further indicated by the location there of the office of the procurator.
  At the lowest level were thousands of petty jurisdictions, many private, but all fully staffed by a complement of judges, clerks, procurators, ushers, and tipstaffs.
  Performing the functions of a public prosecutor, a procurator also had responsibility for ‘overseeing legality’, which meant the operation of the courts and state administration.
  The office of the procurator general investigates and prosecutes crimes.
  You can guarantee as a procurator when you make a decision that someone is not going to like it.
2historical A treasury officer in a province of the Roman Empire.
〈史〉（古罗马帝国的）行省财务长官
Example sentencesExamples
- Piero del Tovaglia, a Florentine silk merchant, acted from 1469 onward as intermediary in the negotiations regarding the project between Florence and Mantua, legally becoming Lodovico Gonzaga's procurator in Florence in August 1470.
- In Judaea the procurators who replaced the deceased King Agrippa I in 44 proved unsatisfactory, and by 54 Claudius' eastern governors had allowed the Parthians to gain control of Greater Armenia, a serious blow to Roman prestige.
- The patriarchate of Moscow was abolished by Peter the Great in 1721 and replaced by a Holy Synod of bishops which was controlled by a lay official, the chief procurator.
- In the same site is a copy of the oldest inscription found in the city on the tomb of some procurator or other who had helped put down the revolt by Boudicca.
- Paulinus quelled the revolt with ruthless efficiency but his methods were frowned upon by the new procurator (finance official), Classicianus.

Derivatives

procuratorial

adjective prɒkjʊrəˈtɔːrɪəlˌprɑkjərəˈtɔriəl

According to yesterday's Sports Weekly, a popular Chinese-language sports newspaper, the procuratorial authority of Beijing issued an arrest warrant for Gong on Tuesday based on the results of a police investigation.
Example sentencesExamples
- The major task of a deputy is to use the constitution and all the existing laws to supervise the officials in the court, in the court and in the procuratorial office.
- According to the Chinese Constitution and relevant laws, the people's courts and the people's procuratorates exercise judicial power and procuratorial power independently in accordance with the law.
- Twenty-four men have been charged by the procuratorial authorities of Handan City in Hebei Province with the crime of abducting babies and selling them, the Beijing Youth Daily reported.

procuratorship

noun ˈprɒkjʊreɪtəʃɪpˈprɑkjəreɪdərˌʃɪp

The years of his procuratorships produced a 31-book history continuing the historian Aufidius Bassus and covering the later Julio-Claudian period; and, dedicated to Titus, the Naturalis Historia.

Origin

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).

Definition of procurator in US English:

procurator

nounˈprɑkjəˌreɪdərˈpräkyəˌrādər

Law

1An 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
Example sentencesExamples
- The other was responsible for crown property throughout Britain, and to it reported the local procurators who acted as agents in charge.
- What he says goes with those around him, such as the chairman of the constitutional court, the procurator general, even our academics.
- Another handy weapon in political and commercial warfare turned out to be the state procurators and courts staffed by judges who, like the KGB operatives, were inherited from the Soviet Union.
- Nowhere in the flayed skin of Grünewald is there a trace of the Jesus who looked at Pilate through his one good eye and informed the Roman procurator that he would have no power were it not given from above.
- But, as Pontius Pilate, the Roman procurator of Judea, supposedly asked, ‘Quid est veritas?’
Synonyms
deputy, representative, substitute, delegate, agent, surrogate, stand-in, attorney, ambassador, emissary, go-between, envoy, frontman
1. 1.1historical A treasury officer in a province of the Roman Empire.
  〈史〉（古罗马帝国的）行省财务长官
  Example sentencesExamples
  In the same site is a copy of the oldest inscription found in the city on the tomb of some procurator or other who had helped put down the revolt by Boudicca.
  The patriarchate of Moscow was abolished by Peter the Great in 1721 and replaced by a Holy Synod of bishops which was controlled by a lay official, the chief procurator.
  Paulinus quelled the revolt with ruthless efficiency but his methods were frowned upon by the new procurator (finance official), Classicianus.
  In Judaea the procurators who replaced the deceased King Agrippa I in 44 proved unsatisfactory, and by 54 Claudius' eastern governors had allowed the Parthians to gain control of Greater Armenia, a serious blow to Roman prestige.
  Piero del Tovaglia, a Florentine silk merchant, acted from 1469 onward as intermediary in the negotiations regarding the project between Florence and Mantua, legally becoming Lodovico Gonzaga's procurator in Florence in August 1470.

Origin

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).

单词	procurator
释义	Definition of procurator in English: procurator noun ˈprɒkjʊreɪtəˈprɑkjəˌreɪdər 1Law 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 Example sentencesExamples The other was responsible for crown property throughout Britain, and to it reported the local procurators who acted as agents in charge. Nowhere in the flayed skin of Grünewald is there a trace of the Jesus who looked at Pilate through his one good eye and informed the Roman procurator that he would have no power were it not given from above. Another handy weapon in political and commercial warfare turned out to be the state procurators and courts staffed by judges who, like the KGB operatives, were inherited from the Soviet Union. What he says goes with those around him, such as the chairman of the constitutional court, the procurator general, even our academics. But, as Pontius Pilate, the Roman procurator of Judea, supposedly asked, ‘Quid est veritas?’ Synonyms deputy, representative, substitute, delegate, agent, surrogate, stand-in, attorney, ambassador, emissary, go-between, envoy, frontman 1.1 (in Scotland) a lawyer practising before the lower courts. 〈苏格兰〉地方法庭的出庭律师 Example sentencesExamples The recognition of the role of London as the main supply base for the conquest of Wales and the North is further indicated by the location there of the office of the procurator. At the lowest level were thousands of petty jurisdictions, many private, but all fully staffed by a complement of judges, clerks, procurators, ushers, and tipstaffs. Performing the functions of a public prosecutor, a procurator also had responsibility for ‘overseeing legality’, which meant the operation of the courts and state administration. The office of the procurator general investigates and prosecutes crimes. You can guarantee as a procurator when you make a decision that someone is not going to like it. 2historical A treasury officer in a province of the Roman Empire. 〈史〉（古罗马帝国的）行省财务长官 Example sentencesExamples Piero del Tovaglia, a Florentine silk merchant, acted from 1469 onward as intermediary in the negotiations regarding the project between Florence and Mantua, legally becoming Lodovico Gonzaga's procurator in Florence in August 1470. In Judaea the procurators who replaced the deceased King Agrippa I in 44 proved unsatisfactory, and by 54 Claudius' eastern governors had allowed the Parthians to gain control of Greater Armenia, a serious blow to Roman prestige. The patriarchate of Moscow was abolished by Peter the Great in 1721 and replaced by a Holy Synod of bishops which was controlled by a lay official, the chief procurator. In the same site is a copy of the oldest inscription found in the city on the tomb of some procurator or other who had helped put down the revolt by Boudicca. Paulinus quelled the revolt with ruthless efficiency but his methods were frowned upon by the new procurator (finance official), Classicianus. Derivatives procuratorial adjective prɒkjʊrəˈtɔːrɪəlˌprɑkjərəˈtɔriəl According to yesterday's Sports Weekly, a popular Chinese-language sports newspaper, the procuratorial authority of Beijing issued an arrest warrant for Gong on Tuesday based on the results of a police investigation. Example sentencesExamples The major task of a deputy is to use the constitution and all the existing laws to supervise the officials in the court, in the court and in the procuratorial office. According to the Chinese Constitution and relevant laws, the people's courts and the people's procuratorates exercise judicial power and procuratorial power independently in accordance with the law. Twenty-four men have been charged by the procuratorial authorities of Handan City in Hebei Province with the crime of abducting babies and selling them, the Beijing Youth Daily reported. procuratorship noun ˈprɒkjʊreɪtəʃɪpˈprɑkjəreɪdərˌʃɪp The years of his procuratorships produced a 31-book history continuing the historian Aufidius Bassus and covering the later Julio-Claudian period; and, dedicated to Titus, the Naturalis Historia. Origin 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). Definition of procurator in US English: procurator nounˈprɑkjəˌreɪdərˈpräkyəˌrādər Law 1An 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 Example sentencesExamples The other was responsible for crown property throughout Britain, and to it reported the local procurators who acted as agents in charge. What he says goes with those around him, such as the chairman of the constitutional court, the procurator general, even our academics. Another handy weapon in political and commercial warfare turned out to be the state procurators and courts staffed by judges who, like the KGB operatives, were inherited from the Soviet Union. Nowhere in the flayed skin of Grünewald is there a trace of the Jesus who looked at Pilate through his one good eye and informed the Roman procurator that he would have no power were it not given from above. But, as Pontius Pilate, the Roman procurator of Judea, supposedly asked, ‘Quid est veritas?’ Synonyms deputy, representative, substitute, delegate, agent, surrogate, stand-in, attorney, ambassador, emissary, go-between, envoy, frontman 1.1historical A treasury officer in a province of the Roman Empire. 〈史〉（古罗马帝国的）行省财务长官 Example sentencesExamples In the same site is a copy of the oldest inscription found in the city on the tomb of some procurator or other who had helped put down the revolt by Boudicca. The patriarchate of Moscow was abolished by Peter the Great in 1721 and replaced by a Holy Synod of bishops which was controlled by a lay official, the chief procurator. Paulinus quelled the revolt with ruthless efficiency but his methods were frowned upon by the new procurator (finance official), Classicianus. In Judaea the procurators who replaced the deceased King Agrippa I in 44 proved unsatisfactory, and by 54 Claudius' eastern governors had allowed the Parthians to gain control of Greater Armenia, a serious blow to Roman prestige. Piero del Tovaglia, a Florentine silk merchant, acted from 1469 onward as intermediary in the negotiations regarding the project between Florence and Mantua, legally becoming Lodovico Gonzaga's procurator in Florence in August 1470. Origin 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).
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