procuration
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The Duc has such a perfect confidence in her good sense and tact, that he has sent her his procuration to act for him in his absence.
From The Idler in France by Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of
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
We have, therefore, simply to state why we have admitted that the external perception of objects is produced mediately or by procuration.
From The Mind and the Brain Being the Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps by Binet, Alfred
Wogan held out the Pope's procuration to the Chevalier, who took it and devoutly kissed the signature.
From Clementina by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
According to Rau, Lehrbuch, I, § 180, the procuration of the following means of subsistence required in day labor in: Column code: A = Manchester.
From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm
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