Power of Attorney
Preserved but no longer current.
Legal authority given to another to collect rents, pay wages, invest money, or to act in matters stated in the instrument, according to his own judgment. In such cases quod aliquis fadt per aliquemy facit per se.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Power of Attorney” mean?
Legal authority given to another to collect rents, pay wages, invest money, or to act in matters stated in the instrument, according to his own judgment. In such cases quod aliquis fadt per aliquemy facit per se.
Is “Power of Attorney” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.