factor

A commercial superintendent, or agent residing beyond sea, commissioned by merchants to buy or sell goods on their account by a letter of attorney.

← fack × factorage →

factor
factor, ōris, m. [facio], a maker, doer, performer, perpetrator (ante- and postclass.). I In gen.:...

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Factor
·vt To resolve (a quantity) into its factors. II. Factor ·noun A steward or bailiff of an <<Estate>...

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