Definition of: procurator

(prok′yə·rā′tər) noun
1. A person authorized and employed to act for and manage the affairs of another.
2. In ancient Rome, one who had charge of the imperial revenues; an imperial collector, especially in a province; a provincial administrator; a viceroy.
3. The public magistrate of some Italian cities. [<L <procurare. See PROCURE].
—proc′u·ra·to′ri·al (-rə·tôr′ē·əl, -tō′rē-) adjective
—proc′u·ra′tor·ship noun