subdelegate

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ delegate.

Verb

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

subdelegate (plural subdelegates)

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

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

subdelegate

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

Etymology 2

Participle

subdelegate f pl

1. feminine plural of subdelegato