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proxy (präk′sē)

noun pl. proxies prox′·ies

  1. the agency or function of a deputy
  2. the authority to act for another
  3. a document empowering a person to act for another, as in voting at a stockholders' meeting
  4. a person empowered to act for another

Etymology: ME prokecie, contr. < procuracie, the function of a procurator, ult. < L procuratio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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