procuration
Example Sentences
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The marriage by procuration was celebrated on the 16th of August, 1714.
From Political Women, Vol. 2 by Menzies, Sutherland, fl. 1840-1883
The decree was in due form, invested with your Highness’s authority by procuration.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
In face of these superlative risks the difficulty of procuring men was accentuated a thousand-fold, and with it both the nature and the degree of the coercive force necessary to be exercised for their procuration.
From The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore by Hutchinson, J. R. (John Robert)
He was to enter upon the exercise of his powers immediately upon his arrival, by procuration, sending home Bobadilla by the return of the fleet.
From The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) by Irving, Washington
At present his little luxuries were knocked off, and in the future he foresaw a difficulty in the procuration of even necessaries.
From '?19,000' by Delannoy, Burford
