(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.