Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A substitute; a proxy; an agent. 2. (n.) One who is legally appointed by another to transact any business for him; an attorney in fact. 3. (n.) A legal agent qualified to act for suitors and defendants in legal proceedings; an attorney at law. 4. (v. t.) To perform by proxy; to employ as a proxy.

Multi-Version Concordance Attorney (1 Occurrence) Acts 24:1 After five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus. They informed the governor against Paul. (See NAS)