The Collaborative International Dictionary
Procuration money
Procuration \Proc`u*ra"tion\, n. [L. procuratio: cf. F. procuration. See Procure.]
The act of procuring; procurement.
The management of another's affairs.
The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy.
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(Ch. of Eng.) A sum of money paid formerly 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.
Procuration money (Law), money paid for procuring a loan.
--Blackstone.