Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subdelegate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-del-e-gate
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

verb

To appoint as a subdelegate or subordinate.

Transitive verb

noun

A subordinate delegate, or one with inferior powers.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From sub- + delegate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

subdelegates (present, singular) subdelegating (participle, present) subdelegated (participle, past) subdelegated (past) subdelegates (plural)

Questions

What does subdelegate mean?: To delegate (a task already delegated to oneself) to somebody else.
Where does subdelegate come from?: From sub- + delegate.

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