procuration

Example Sentences

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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

In Poland the intermediary who married by procuration slept alongside the bride in all his armour.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

The Senate received the reports, and the consul then introduced the question of procuration.

From The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus by Fowler, W. Warde

The merchants ordinarily pass a procuration, which it is necessary to renew once a year, to one of their clerks to carry their drafts and demand their payments, which no other person can do.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) by Various

The inhabitants of this city seem to consider themselves a sacred race; they clamour for sorties, vow to die for their country, and then wish to do it by procuration.

From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Labouchere, Henry