delegatory

adjective

del·​e·​ga·​to·​ry

-tȯr-,

-ri

: of, relating to, or involving delegation of authority : conveying power or authority to one that has no independent right to it

various delegatory acts required to establish modern public-health services

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin delegatorius, from Latin delegatus + -orius -ory

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