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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Procurator \Proc"u*ra`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. procurateur. See
   Procure, and cf. Proctor. ]
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   1. (Law) One who manages another's affairs, either generally
      or in a special matter; an agent; a proctor. --Chaucer.
      Shak.
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   2. (Rom. Antiq.) A governor of a province under the emperors;
      also, one who had charge of the imperial revenues in a
      province; as, the procurator of Judea.
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   Procurator fiscal (Scots Law), public prosecutor, or
      district attorney.
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Fiscal \Fis"cal\, n.
   1. The income of a prince or a state; revenue; exchequer.
      [Obs.] --Bacon.
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   2. A treasurer. --H. Swinburne.
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   3. A public officer in Scotland who prosecutes in petty
      criminal cases; -- called also procurator fiscal.
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   4. The solicitor in Spain and Portugal; the attorney-general.
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