Responsalis
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
In Old English Law. One who appeared for another. A person, without restrictions as to character, permitted by the judge to act for a party in his presence. Such a person was sometimes allowed by a justice to act on the appearance of the defendant, which, according to the old writs, was always in' proper attorney; 2 Co. Inst. 249; In re Cooper, 22 N. Y. 68, per T. W. Dwight, arguendo. In Ecclesiastical Law. A proctor.