PROCURATOR IN REM SUAM

procurator in rem suam (prok-y[schwa]-ray-t[schwa]r in rem s[y]oo-[schwa]m). [Latin] 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. […]