Definition of deputy

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Deputy (n.) One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in office; a lieutenant; a representative; a delegate; a vicegerent; as, the deputy of a prince, of a sheriff, of a township, etc..

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Apocrisiarius :: Apocrisiarius (n.) A delegate or deputy; especially, the pope's nuncio or legate at Constantinople..
Pylagore :: Pylagore (n.) a deputy of a State at the Amphictyonic council.
Subdeanery :: Subdean (n.) An under dean; the deputy or substitute of a dean.
Ordinary :: Ordinary (n.) One who has immediate jurisdiction in matters ecclesiastical; an ecclesiastical judge; also, a deputy of the bishop, or a clergyman appointed to perform divine service for condemned criminals and assist in preparing them for death..
Surrogate :: Surrogate (n.) The deputy of an ecclesiastical judge, most commonly of a bishop or his chancellor, especially a deputy who grants marriage licenses..
Exarch :: Exarch (n.) A viceroy; in Ravenna, the title of the viceroys of the Byzantine emperors; in the Eastern Church, the superior over several monasteries; in the modern Greek Church, a deputy of the patriarch , who visits the clergy, investigates ecclesiastical cases, etc..
Vicar :: Vicar (n.) One deputed or authorized to perform the functions of another; a substitute in office; a deputy.
Secondary :: Secondary (n.) One who occupies a subordinate, inferior, or auxiliary place; a delegate deputy; one who is second or next to the chief officer; as, the secondary, or undersheriff of the city of London..
Depute :: Depute (n.) A person deputed; a deputy.
Deputy :: Deputy (n.) A member of the Chamber of Deputies.
Governor General :: Governor general () A governor who has lieutenant or deputy governors under him; as, the governor general of Canada, of India..
Popeling :: Popeling (n.) A petty or deputy pope.
Representative :: Representative (n.) An agent, deputy, or substitute, who supplies the place of another, or others, being invested with his or their authority..
Locum Tenens :: Locum tenens () A substitute or deputy; one filling an office for a time.
Deputable :: Deputable (a.) Fit to be deputed; suitable to act as a deputy.
Delegate :: Delegate (n.) Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a commissioner; a vicar.
Depute :: Depute (v. t.) To appoint as deputy or agent; to commission to act in one's place; to delegate.
Bailiff :: Bailiff (n.) A sheriff's deputy, appointed to make arrests, collect fines, summon juries, etc..
Deputize :: Deputize (v. t.) To appoint as one's deputy; to empower to act in one's stead; to depute.
Vicarious :: Vicarious (prep.) Of or pertaining to a vicar, substitute, or deputy; deputed; delegated; as, vicarious power or authority..
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