The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Relegate \Rel"e*gate\ (r?l"?-g?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   Relegated (-g?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Relegating.] [L.
   relegatus, p. p. of relegare; pref. re- re- + legare to send
   with a commission or charge. See Legate.]
   To remove, usually to an inferior position; to consign; to
   transfer; specifically, to send into exile; to banish.
   [1913 Webster]

         It [the Latin language] was relegated into the study of
         the scholar.                             --Milman.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

relegating
    n 1: authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions [syn:
         delegating, delegation, relegating, relegation,
         deputation]