Talk:depute
Add topicI think the entry would benefit from pronunciation information. When used as a verb the stress falls on the second syllable.
There should also be an entry for its use as a noun. When it is used as a noun the stress falls on the first syllable. As a noun the word means the same as deputy or substitute.
In Scotland the word "depute" is often used as a noun or, in job titles, as the second element in a compound noun. This is true among the legal profession. Examples include fiscal depute, a person standing in for the procurator fiscal and advocate depute, a person standing in for the Lord Advocate. Both may be referred to as the depute. Compare this compound noun usage with the obsolete titles Sheriff and Sheriff Substitute which have now been replaced by Sheriff Principal and Sheriff.
Among the teaching profession the word is often put before the title, eg Depute Head Teacher.
