subagent
noun
sub·agent ˌsəb-ˈā-jənt 
variants or sub-agent
plural subagents or sub-agents
: a subordinate agent : an agent (such as a real estate broker) who is authorized by another agent to act in that person's place
In a subagency, the selling broker is a subagent of the seller because the selling broker derives his/her authority from the listing broker.
Marianne Jennings
Marianne Jennings
Word History
First Known Use
1683, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
subagent
noun
sub·agent
ˈsəb-ˌā-jənt, ˌsəb-ˈā-
: an agent who is appointed by another agent (as an insurance agent) and for whom the principal agent is responsible or liable
subagent
noun
as in subagency
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- subagency
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