(1):
(n.) A sum of money paid formerly to the bishop or archdeacon, now to the ecclesiastical commissioners, by an incumbent, as a commutation for entertainment at the time of visitation; - called also proxy.
(2):
(n.) The management of another's affairs.
(3):
(n.) The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy.
(4):
(n.) The act of procuring; procurement.
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