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Attorney
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A substitute; a proxy; an agent. [Obs.] And will have no attorney but myself. Shak.
2. One who is legally appointed by another to transact any business for him; an attorney in fact.
3. A legal agent qualified to act for suitors and defendants in legal proceedings; an attorney at law.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To perform by proxy; to employ as a proxy. [Obs.] Shak.