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procurator.

A tax collector.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɹɒkjʊˌɹeɪtə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɹɑkjəˌɹeɪtɚ/General-American/ˌpɹɒkjʊˈɹeɪtə(ɹ)/obsolete
  1. A tax collector.

  2. An agent or attorney.

  3. A legal officer who both investigates and prosecutes crimes, found in some inquisitorial legal systems, particularly communist or formerly communist states – see public procurator

  4. The governor of a small imperial province.

    Ancient-Rome
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English procuratour, from Anglo-Norman procuratour, from Latin prōcūrātor, from prōcūrō (“to procure”) (English procure). Equivalent to procure + -ator and a doublet of proctor and procurer.

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