The Only Use of
proxy
in
Pride and Prejudice
- No aunt, no officers, no news could be sought after—the very shoe-roses for Netherfield were got by proxy.†
p. 87.7
Definition:
one thing substituted for another -- especially a person
or:
a document giving one person the right to act for another; e.g., to vote at a corporate meeting
or:
a document giving one person the right to act for another; e.g., to vote at a corporate meeting