procurator
/ˈprɒkjʊəreɪtə(r)/noun
1- 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。
1.1
- (in Scotland) a lawyer practising before the lower courts〈苏格兰〉地方法庭的出庭律师。
1.2
- historical a treasury officer in a province of the Roman Empire〈史〉(古罗马帝国的)行省财务长官。
派生词
procuratorial
adjectiveprocuratorship
noun词源
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).