PROXY

noun (plural proxies) Etymology: Middle English proxi, procucie, contraction of procuracie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin procuratia, alteration of Latin procuratio procuration Date: 15th century the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another, 2. authority or power to act for another, a document giving such authority, a person authorized to act for another ; procurator , ~ adjective