Hypertext Webster Gateway: "delegacy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Delegacy \Del`e*ga*cy\, n. [From {Delegate}, a.]
1. The act of delegating, or state of being delegated;
deputed power. [Obs.]
By way of delegacy or grand commission. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
2. A body of delegates or commissioners; a delegation. [Obs.]
--Burton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
delegacy
n 1: the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate
or agent [syn: {representation}, {agency}]
2: a group of representatives or delegates [syn: {deputation},
{commission}, {delegation}, {mission}]
3: the appointment of a delegate
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