procuration

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In France an indorsement in blank merely operates as a procuration.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

The marriage by procuration was celebrated on the 16th of August, 1714.

From Political Women, Vol. 2 by Menzies, Sutherland, fl. 1840-1883

I can easily comprehend that he may be ashamed to send a procuration, which must convince the world of all the lies he has told.

From Lady Mary Wortley Montague Her Life and Letters (1689-1762) by Melville, Lewis

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)

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