Procuration /(?)/

Proc·u·ra·tion

Procuration

n.
  1. The act of procuring; procurement.
  2. The management of another's affairs.
  3. The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy.
  4. A sum of money paid formerly to the bishop or archdeacon, now to the ecclesiastical commissioners, by an incumbent, as a commutation for entertainment at the time of visitation; -- called also proxy. (Ch. of Eng.)

Phrases & Compounds

Procuration money
money paid for procuring a loan.