procuration/ˌpɹɒkjʊˈɹeɪʃən/EtymologyInherited 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.procuration means the act of procuring; procurement. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.nounThe act of procuring; procurement.“For she was not only publicly contracted, but stated as a bride, and solemnly bedded, and after she was laid, there came in Maximilian's ambassador with letters of procuration”The management of another's affairs.The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy.A sum of money formerly paid to the bishop or archdeacon, by an incumbent, as a commutation for entertainment at the time of visitation; called also proxy.