procuratore Italian · revision 38699

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1270|origins=la cūra}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /pro.ku.raˈto.re/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''procuratore''' ''m'' (plural procuratori, feminine procuratrice)^(Wiktionary)

+ [[roa-oit|procoratore]], [[m|roa-oit|proccuratore]]; feminine ''procuratrice''.^(DELI 1999)^(GRADIT 2003)^(Treccani 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|la|prōcūrātor|t=manager, agent]], a learned word, as is the verb [[procurare]].^(DELI 1999)^(Nocentini 2010)^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026) The Latin noun is formed with “-tor” from [[m|la|prōcūrō|t=to take care of, manage]], which is [[m|la|prō|t=on behalf of]] with [[m|la|cūrō|t=to care for]], from [[m|la|cūra|t=care]].^(DELI 1999)^(Nocentini 2010)^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) De Vaan takes “cūra” back to [[itc-pro|*kwois-ā-|t=care, watch]], perhaps from a root [[ine-pro|*kwei-|t=to heed]].^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ GRADIT dates the word to 1270, in the old form ''procoratore'';^(GRADIT 2003)^(DELI 1999)^(DIFIT) DELI's first record is in Florentine texts of 1279–1280, for a person holding a power of attorney who can act for another.^(GRADIT 2003)^(DELI 1999)^(DIFIT) The form ''procuratore'' is in a register of 1300, and Domenico Cavalca, before 1342, uses it for one who argues others' cases in court.^(DELI 1999)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Dino Compagni (1310–1312) has the general sense “one who brings something about”, now archaic.^(DELI 1999)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026) In the Republic of Venice the ''procuratori di San Marco'' (recorded in 1282) administered the state's revenues and watched over wills;^(DIFIT)^(Treccani 2011) English writers called them ''Procurators of Saint Marke'' in 1593.^(DIFIT)^(Treccani 2011) The word is also used for the officials who ran the emperor's estates and provinces in ancient Rome.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)

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+ In the modern state the ''procuratore della Repubblica'' heads the public prosecutor's office at a court.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Treccani 2011) The ''procuratore legale'', a qualified lawyer who represented parties in court, was abolished in 1997 and merged into the ''avvocato''.^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010) In sport the word is used for an athlete's agent, beside English ''manager''.^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)^(GRADIT 2003) German borrowed ''Prokurator'' in 1472–1473.^(DIFIT)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1270 – ''Procoratore'' is recorded.^(GRADIT 2003)^(DIFIT)

+ * 1279–1280 – Florentine texts use it for a holder of a power of attorney.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1282 – The ''procuratore di San Marco'' of Venice is recorded.^(DIFIT)

+ * 1300 – The form ''procuratore'' is recorded.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1310–1312 – Dino Compagni uses it for “one who brings something about”.^(DELI 1999)

+ * Before 1342 – Cavalca uses it for a lawyer who represents parties.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1472–1473 – German ''Prokurator'' is recorded.^(DIFIT)

+ * 1997 – The profession of ''procuratore legale'' is abolished.^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # ''(law)'' A person holding a [[m|en|power of attorney]], who acts in another's name and on their behalf; an [[m|en|agent]] of a company: ''Firma i contratti come procuratore della ditta.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # ''(law)'' ''Procuratore della Repubblica'': the magistrate heading the [[m|en|public prosecutor]]'s office at a court; also ''procuratore generale'', ''sostituto procuratore''.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Treccani 2011)

+ # ''(law, historical)'' ''Procuratore legale'': a law graduate qualified to represent parties in court, a profession merged into that of ''avvocato'' in 1997.^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)^(Treccani 2011)

+ # ''(sport)'' An athlete's agent, who handles contracts and money.^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)^(GRADIT 2003)

+ # ''(Catholic Church)'' The representative of a religious order at the Holy See; the promoter of a cause of beatification.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)

+ # ''(historical)'' A [[m|en|procurator]] of ancient Rome; a ''procuratore di San Marco'' of Venice.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Treccani 2011)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # ''(archaic)'' One who brings something about.^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Treccani 2011)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[procuratrice]]

+ * [[procuratoria]]

+ * [[procuratorato]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[procuratela]]

+ * [[procurare]]

+ * [[procura]]

+ * [[curare]]

+ * [[cura]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}