What does "depute" mean?
Depute: Sam. xv.
Additional senses
- 2.Some persons, deputed by a meeting. Macaulay.
- 3.To appoint; to assign; to choose. [R.] The most conspicuous places in cities are usually deputed for the erection of statues. Barrow.
- 4.A person deputed; a deputy. [Scot.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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