[agen.cy] n, pl -cies (1658) 1: the capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power: operation
2: a person or thing through which power is exerted or an end is achieved: instrumentality "communicated through the ~ of the ambassador" 3 a: the office or function of an agent b: the relationship between a principal and his agent
4: an establishment engaged in doing business for another "an advertising ~"
5: an administrative division (as of a government) "the ~ for consumer protection"