what does it mean to act as someones proxy?

Question

I read on a novel (historical romance) that someone had to act as someones husbend proxy, or sometjing like that... what does it mean?

Answer 1

on their behalf... Proxy may refer to something which acts on behalf of something else as in:

Proxy server, a computer network service that allows clients to make indirect network connections to other network services
Proxy pattern, a software design pattern in computer programming
Proxy (statistics), a measured variable used to infer the value of a variable of interest
Proxy (climate), a measured variable used to infer the value of a variable of interest in climate research
Proxy murder, a murder which the murderer commits at the behest of another
Proxy voting, one way of casting an absentee ballot in some elections
Proxy war, a war where two powers use third parties as a substitute for fighting each other directly
Proxy occupation, a military occupation where the occupying power directs a "co-belligerent" (i.e. ally) to undertake the occupation of a particular area, as a substitute for the occupying power handling the occupation of that area directly
Proxy statement, an announcement of and an invitation to a U.S. stockholders' meeting
Proxy fight, an event that may occur when opposition develops to a corporation management among its stockholders
Proxy marriage, a practice formerly common amongst European monarchs, where one party is not present in person to their marriage to the other
"Proxy", an advanced humanoid character in the anime Ergo Proxy
Proxy card, a substitute card used in trading card games when a player does not own the substituted card.
"The Proxy," a song by RJD2 from his 2002 album Deadringer

Answer 2

Act As A Proxy

Answer 3

To perform an act, service, or function in someone's stead, on their behalf because they are unable to do so themselves. Proxy is probably derivative of the Latin Proximo or next, next to.

Answer 4

I means to act on that persons behalf as if you were that person.

Answer 5

to act in the other persons behalf.

Answer 6

To act on their behalf.