society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > one who acts for another > female (4)
A female agent or trustee appointed to administer someone else's estate; a female factor (factor, n. 3b). Cf. factoress, n. 1.
A female procurator or agent. Cf. factrix, n. Now historical and rare.
A female factor or agent. Also with modifying word.