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UK/ˈpɹɒk.si/ US/ˈpɹɑk.si/ uncommon slang

noun

1.

a person authorized to act for another

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2.

a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting

Origin

Inherited from Middle English procucie, contraction of procuracie, from Anglo-Norman procuracie, from Medieval Latin procuratia, from Latin prōcūrātiō, from Latin prōcūrō (“to manage, administer”) (English procure). Compare proctor.

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