at·tor·ney /ə-'tər-nē/ n pl -neys [Anglo-French atorné legal representative, from past participle of atorner to designate, appoint, from Old French, to prepare, arrange see attorn]: a person authorized to act on another's behalf; esp: lawyer see also attorney-in-fact compare counsel
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.