procuratory

English

Etymology

From Latin procuratorius.

Adjective

procuratory (comparative more procuratory, superlative most procuratory)

1. Tending to, or authorizing, procuration.
   • 1918, Scotland. Privy Council, The Acts of the Lords of Council in Civil Causes - Volume 2, page 302:

     Procuratory action against George Scot, Gilbert Makkeppet and Thomas McKeine for spoliation of four oxen, price 30 s. apiece, from the lands of Drumganis within the provostry of Linclowdane.

   • 1956, United States. Consulate General, Survey of China Mainland Press - Issues 1300-1320, page 6:

     He told the deputies that the procuratory work had been improved during the past year, but as a whole was still a weak branch of the state legal system.

   • 2021, Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, page 123:

     After this is the procuratory order, which we read mentioned in the book of Job: “If the angel will speak for him, he will pray to the Lord and He will be pleased.”

Noun

procuratory (plural procuratories)

1. (law) An authorization to act on behalf another person in matters of civil law.
   • 1882, Alexander Montgomerie Bell, Lectures on Conveyancing - Book 74, Volume 2, page 785:

     But instruments following theron, after the death of either party, must, under the sanction of nullity, deduce the connecting titles of the party using the procuratory.

   • 1885, Scotland. Court of Session, Cases Decided in the Court of Session, page 33:

     Further, the procuratory of resignation was the procuratory of the last entered vassal, and it directed infestment to be granted to the series of heirs therin mentioned.

   • 1968, Legal Problems of Yugoslavia's International Economic Relations, page 39:

     Limitations of procuratory relative to its range as laid down by the law are inoperative towards third parties .