subdelegate

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English

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Etymology

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From sub- +‎ delegate.

Verb

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subdelegate (third-person singular simple present subdelegates, present participle subdelegating, simple past and past participle subdelegated)

  1. (transitive) To delegate (a task already delegated to oneself) to somebody else.
    • 1942, The American Ecclesiastical Review: Volume 107:
      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. (transitive) To appoint as a subdelegate or subordinate.

Noun

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subdelegate (plural subdelegates)

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

Italian

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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subdelegate

  1. inflection of subdelegare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

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Participle

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subdelegate f pl

  1. feminine plural of subdelegato