Agency \A"gen*cy\, n.; pl. Agencies. [agentia, fr. L. agens, agentis: cf. F. agence. See Agent.]

1. The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality.

The superintendence and agency of Providence in the natural world. --Woodward.

2. The office of an agent, or factor; the relation between a principal and his agent; business of one intrusted with the concerns of another.

3. The place of business of am agent.

Syn: Action; operation; efficiency; management.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)