Proctor
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
One appointed to represent in judgment the party who empowers him, by writing under his hand, called a "proxy." The term is used chiefly in the courts of civil, ecclesiastical, and admiralty law. The proctor is somewhat similar to the attorney.
Ayliffe, Par. 421.