Meaning

noun authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions

noun the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category

noun mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position

originEtymology tree Latin relēgātus Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin relēgātiō, relēgātiōnisbor. English relegation Borrowed from Latin relēgātiō, relēgātiōnis.

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