Dele
(Dele) v. t. [See Deal.] To deal; to divide; to distribute. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Deleble
(Del"e*ble) a. [L. delebilis. See 1st Dele.] Capable of being blotted out or erased. "An impression
easily deleble." Fuller.
Delectable
(De*lec"ta*ble) a. [OF. delitable, OF. delitable, F. délectable, fr. L. delectabilis, fr. delectare
to delight. See Delight.] Highly pleasing; delightful.
Delectable both to behold and taste.
Milton. — De*lec"ta*ble*ness, n. — De*lec"ta*bly, adv.
Delectate
(De*lec"tate) v. t. [L. delectatus, p. p. of delectare. See Delight.] To delight; to charm.
[R.]
Delectation
(De`lec*ta"tion) n. [L. delectatio: cf. F. délectation.] Great pleasure; delight.
Delectus
(||De*lec"tus) n. [L., selection, from deligere, delectum, to select.] A name given to an elementary
book for learners of Latin or Greek. G. Eliot.
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.
Delegate
(Del"e*gate) n. [L. delegatus, p. p. of delegare to send, delegate; de- + legare to send
with a commission, to depute. See Legate.]
1. Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a
commissioner; a vicar.
2. (a) One elected by the people of a territory to represent them in Congress, where he has the right
of debating, but not of voting. (b) One sent by any constituency to act as its representative in a convention; as,
a delegate to a convention for nominating officers, or for forming or altering a constitution. [U.S.]
Court of delegates, formerly, the great court of appeal from the archbishops' courts and also from the
court of admiralty. It is now abolished, and the privy council is the immediate court of appeal in such
cases. [Eng.]
Delegate
(Del"e*gate) a. [L. delegatus, p. p.] Sent to act for or represent another; deputed; as, a delegate
judge. "Delegate power." Strype.
Delegate
(Del"e*gate) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delegated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Delegating ]
1. To send as one's representative; to empower as an ambassador; to send with power to transact business; to
commission; to depute; to authorize.
2. To intrust to the care or management of another; to transfer; to assign; to commit.
The delegated administration of the law.
Locke.
Delegated executive power.
Bancroft.
The power exercised by the legislature is the people's power, delegated by the people to the legislative.
