subdelegate

verb, noun — 3 senses

subdelegate

verb

Etymology From sub- + delegate.

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.1942, The American Ecclesiastical Review: Volume 107:
2

To appoint as a subdelegate or subordinate.

subdelegate

noun

Etymology From sub- + delegate.

1

A subordinate delegate, or one with inferior powers.

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