1. Roman law. An assignee of a right of action. • True agency did not exist in Roman law, so a principal whose agent had, for example, bought something on the principal’s behalf would have to be made the agent’s procurator to claim under that sale.
2. Scots law. Procurator in his own affair. • This phrase refers to a situation in which a person acts under a power of attorney with reference to property that the person has acquired.
