Definition of proxy

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prox·y    (prks) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. prox·ies

1. A person authorized to act for another; an agent or substitute.
2. The authority to act for another.
3. The written authorization to act in place of another.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English proccy, contraction of earlier procracie, annual payment to a prelate, from Anglo-Norman procuracie, from Medieval Latin prcrtia, alteration of Latin prcrti, from prcrtus, past participle of prcrre, to take care of ; see procure