delegatory

[del-i-guh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

adjective

of or pertaining to the delegation or assignment of authority, power, or responsibility.

Origin:
1590–1600; delegate + -ory¹

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Delegatory has a plethora of syllables.

So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:

opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.

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