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procurator
DEFINITIONS OF:
procurator
1
n
a person authorized to act for another
Synonyms:
placeholder
,
proxy
Type of:
agent
a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
n
(ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes
Types:
Pilate
,
Pontius Pilate
the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36)
Type of:
administrative official
,
bureaucrat
an official of a bureaucracy
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