[syn: deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, mission]
3. the appointment of a delegate;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Delegacy \Del`e*ga*cy\, n. [From Delegate, a.]
1. The act of delegating, or state of being delegated;
deputed power. [Obs.]
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By way of delegacy or grand commission. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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2. A body of delegates or commissioners; a delegation. [Obs.]
--Burton.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
delegacy
n 1: the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate
or agent [syn: representation, delegacy, agency]
2: a group of representatives or delegates [syn: deputation,
commission, delegation, delegacy, mission]
3: the appointment of a delegate