Found 2 items, similar to proxy.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: proxy proxy n 1: a person authorized to act for another [syn: placeholder, procurator] 2: a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting
English → English (gcide) Definition: proxy Procuration \Proc`u*ra"tion\, n. [L. procuratio: cf. F. procuration. See Procure.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of procuring; procurement. [1913 Webster] 2. The management of another's affairs. [1913 Webster] 3. The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy. [1913 Webster] 4. (Ch. of Eng.) 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. [1913 Webster] Procuration money (Law), money paid for procuring a loan. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]