Someone entrusted to act for another.
"With the revenue coming your way in Sicily, Iccius,
As Agrippa's agent, you have only to handle it right:
Jove himself couldn't shower you better with gold.
So stop complaining! The man is certainly not poor
Who has everything that he needs. A king's own ransom
Can't add a bit more, if your stomach and lungs
And feet are all right."
Horace, Epistle to Iccius (20 B.C.)
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