procuration
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Procuration () is the action of taking care of, hence management, stewardship, agency. The word is applied to the authority or power delegated to a procurator, or agent, as well as to the exercise of such authority expressed frequently by procuration (per procurationem), or shortly per pro., or simply p.p.
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- Etymology, history, and usage
- Business usage
- Ecclesiastical usage
- Financial usage
- See also
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Procuration () is the action of taking care of, hence management, stewardship, agency. The word is applied to the authority or power delegated to a procurator, or agent, as well as to the exercise of such authority expressed frequently by procuration (per procurationem), or shortly per pro., or simply p.p.
==Etymology, history, and usage== The correct usage is the subject of some debate. It has been understood as both "through the agency of" and "on behalf of".