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.
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I have no man's proxy: I speak only for myself. Burke.
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2. The person who is substituted or deputed to act or vote for another.
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Every peer . . . may make another lord of parliament his proxy, to vote for him in his absence. Blackstone.
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3. A writing by which one person authorizes another to vote in his stead, as in a corporation meeting.
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4. (Eng. Law) The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts. Burrill.
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5. (Eccl.) See Procuration. [Obs.]
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