procuration

n. 获得, 拉皮条, 佣金, 代理 [经] 委任, 取得, 代理(权)

发音

UK /ˌpɹɒkjʊˈɹeɪʃən/
UK /ˌpɹɒkjəˈɹeɪʃən/
US /ˌpɹɑkjəˈɹeɪʃən/

词形变化

procurations 复数 procurations

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of procuring; procurement.

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  2. 2.

    The management of another's affairs.

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  3. 3.

    The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy.

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  4. 4.

    A sum of money formerly paid to the bishop or archdeacon, now to the ecclesiastical commissioners, by an incumbent, as a commutation for entertainment at the time of visitation; called also proxy.

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词源

Inherited from Middle English procuracioun, from Middle French procuration and its etymon Latin prōcūrātiōnem (through Old French procuracion). By surface analysis, procure + -ation; compare procuracy and procuratory.

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