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Meaning of subdelegation in English:

subdelegation

Pronunciation /?s?bd?l??ɡe??n/

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noun

  • The action or process of subdelegating a person (now rare) or thing; an instance of this.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Fitzherbert (1552–1640), Jesuit. From sub- + delegation, after either French subdélégation or post-classical Latin subdelegatio.