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subdelegate

verb

Etymology

From sub- + delegate.

  1. derived from dēlēgātus
  2. derived from delegat
  3. inherited from delegat
  4. prefixed as subdelegate — “sub + delegate”

Definitions

  1. To delegate (a task already delegated to oneself) to somebody else.

    • To subdelegate a determinate priest to assist at a specified marriage of those subjects of the Military Vicar who have been placed under your personal charge, excluding entirely, however, the power of again subdelegating.

  2. To appoint as a subdelegate or subordinate.

  3. A subordinate delegate, or one with inferior powers.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA