delegacy
[ del-i-guh-see ]
Origin of delegacy
1First recorded in 1525–35; deleg(ate) + -acy
Words Nearby delegacy
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British Dictionary definitions for delegacy
delegacy
/ (ˈdɛlɪɡəsɪ) /
nounplural -cies
a less common word for delegation (def. 1), delegation (def. 2)
an elected standing committee at some British universities
a department or institute of a university: a delegacy of Education
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