procurator
A tax collector.
Other meanings
An agent or attorney.
A legal officer who both investigates and prosecutes crimes, found in some inquisitorial legal systems, particularly communist or formerly communist states – see public procurator
Related words
- procuratorial
- procuratorship
- procuratress
- procurator fiscal
- procurator-general
Word history
From Anglo-Norman "procuratour".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “procurator” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.