prōcūrātĭo (noun F) : procuro.
* In gen.
* A caring for, taking care of, having the charge of a thing; a charge, superintendence, administration, management, procuration (class.): dum me rei publicae non solum cura, sed quaedam etiam procuratio multis officiis implicatum et constrictum tenebat,Cic. Ac. 1, 3, 11: dum necesse erat, unus omnia poterat: qui, postea quam magistratus creavit, sua cuique procuratio auctoritasque est restituta,id. Rosc. Am. 48, 139: procuratio templi,Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 2: mearum rerum existimationisque meae,Cic. Fam. 15, 13, 3: rerum humanarum,id. N. D. 1, 1, 3: ministerii,Liv. 4, 8: annonae,Cic. Att. 4, 1, 6: male gesta,Quint. 7, 4, 35.—In plur.: ad amplissimas procurationes promotus,charges, offices,Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 3.
* In partic., of religious acts, an averting or expiating of an evil omen or crime by offering the proper sacrifices, an expiatory sacrifice, expiation (class.): cum terrae motus factus esset, ut sue plena procuratio fieret,Cic. Div. 1, 45, 101: prodigii,Liv. 7, 6: procurationes incesti,Tac. A. 12, 8.

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