proxy

n.; pl. Proxies [ Contr. from procuracy. Cf. Proctor. ] 1. The agency for another who acts through the agent; authority to act for another, esp. to vote in a legislative or corporate capacity. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have no man's proxy: I speak only for myself. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The person who is substituted or deputed to act or vote for another. [ 1913 Webster ]

Every peer . . . may make another lord of parliament his proxy, to vote for him in his absence. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A writing by which one person authorizes another to vote in his stead, as in a corporation meeting. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Eng. Law) The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Eccl.) See Procuration. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]