delegacy

C2+ Topic:The Human Body

US /ˈdɛlɪɡəsi/ UK /ˈdelɪɡəsi/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a body of delegates; the position of a delegate

The university delegacy oversaw examinations for the term.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a body of delegates; the... delegation commission deputation committee

Word family

Related forms delegate delegation legate legacy

Etymology

From delegate (from Latin delegatus, past participle of delegare 'to assign, depute', from de- 'away' + legare 'to send as deputy') plus the suffix -cy.

delegare Latin legare Latin lex Latin

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The Human Body Word Formation & Derivatives

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# delegacy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈdɛlɪɡəsi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdelɪɡəsi/

## Meanings
1. a body of delegates; the position of a delegate

## Examples
- The university delegacy oversaw examinations for the term.

## Synonyms
- delegation
- commission
- deputation
- committee

## Related Forms
- delegate
- delegation
- legate
- legacy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: delegare
- Root: legare
- Root: lex

## Etymology
From delegate (from Latin delegatus, past participle of delegare 'to assign, depute', from de- 'away' + legare 'to send as deputy') plus the suffix -cy.

## AI Etymology
Delegacy is from delegate (from Latin delegatus, past participle of delegare 'to assign, depute', from de- 'away' + legare 'to send as deputy') plus the suffix -cy. The ancestry passes through Latin delegare, Latin legare, and Latin lex. The prefix de- often marks removal, reversal, or downward motion in Latin formations, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as a noun, it means "a body of delegates; the position of a delegate", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include delegate, delegation, legate, and legacy.

## Topics
- The Human Body
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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