delegacy

[ del-i-guh-see ]

noun

, plural del·e·ga·cies.

1. the position or commission of a delegate.
2. the appointing or sending of a delegate.
3. a body of delegates; delegation.
4. (at Oxford University) a permanent committee charged with certain duties.

delegacy

/ ˈdɛlɪɡəsɪ /

noun

1. a less common word for delegation delegation
2. 1. an elected standing committee at some British universities
   2. a department or institute of a university

      a delegacy of Education

Word History and Origins

Origin of delegacy¹

First recorded in 1525–35; deleg(ate) + -acy

Example Sentences

Martinez’s path to the delegacy echoes Washington’s own rise.

From Washington Post

He ended his teaching career and moved to Oxford for a job as senior assistant secretary with the university’s Delegacy of Local Examinations.

From Washington Post

For the next two decades he was the senior assistant secretary at the Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations, which set exams for secondary schools.

From New York Times

The theory of delegacy so indignantly repudiated by Conservative speakers during the first Reform Bill debates is to-day accepted and actively illustrated by a majority of Members.

From Project Gutenberg

Henry appealed to a General Council, when a Council could be held which should be more than a Papal delegacy.

From Project Gutenberg