del·e·ga·cy

[del-i-guh-see]
noun, plural del·e·ga·cies.
1.
the position or commission of a delegate.
2.
the appointing or sending of a delegate.
3.
a body of delegates; delegation.
4.
(at Oxford University) a permanent committee charged with certain duties.

Origin:
1525–35; deleg(ate) + -acy

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Delegacy is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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delegacy (ˈdɛlɪɡəsɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -cies
1.  delegation a less common word for delegation
2.  a.  an elected standing committee at some British universities
 b.  a department or institute of a university: a delegacy of Education

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