a substitute, especially a person deputizing for another in a specific role or office
代理人;替代者
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wives of MPs are looked on as surrogates for their husbands while the latter are at Westminster .当议员们在威斯敏斯特时,他们的夫人被看做其丈夫的代理人。
(in the Christian Church)a bishop's deputy who grants marriage licences
(基督教)(签发结婚证书的)主教代理人。
(in the US)a judge in charge of probate, inheritance, and guardianship
(美国)(掌管遗嘱、遗产、监护事宜的)遗嘱检验法官。
"early 17th cent.: from Latin