Proctor
A Dictionary of Law · William C. Anderson · 1889
A Dictionary of Law
1.
An agent, or proxy.
2.
An attorney in an admiralty, ecclesiastical or probate court.
3.
An attorney in admiralty. An attorney at law answers to the "procurator" or proctor, of the civilians and canonists.
See Attorney, 2.
Procuration
Acting as agent for another; agency; proxy, q. v. When one person indorses a bill of exchange, or makes any other contract for another, the transaction is sometimes said to be effected per proc, by procuration.
Procurator.
A person employed to manage the affairs of another; an agent; a representative.
See Minister.