procurator

/ˈpɹɒkjʊˌɹeɪtə/

procurator means A tax collector. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 79 out of 100.

procurator is pronounced /ˈpɹɒkjʊˌɹeɪtə/.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English procuratour, from Anglo-Norman procuratour, from Latin prōcūrātor, from prōcūrō (“to procure”) (English procure). Equivalent to procure + -ator and a doublet of proctor and procurer.

noun

A tax collector.
An agent or attorney.
A legal officer who both investigates and prosecutes crimes, found in some inquisitorial legal systems, particularly communist or formerly communist states – see public procurator
The governor of a small imperial province.