Legal Dictionary
Main Entry:
sub·ro·gatePronunciation:
's&-brO-"gAtFunction:
transitive verbInflected Forms:
-gat·ed;
-gat·ingEtymology: Latin
subrogatus, past participle of
subrogare surrogare to elect as a substitute, from
sub- under +
rogare to request
: to put in the place of another by the doctrine of subrogation
: substitute (as a second creditor) for another with regard to a legal right or claim <
subrogates the trustee to the priority and avoidance rights of certain unsecured creditors —J. J. White and Railroad S. Summers>
subrogated…to the rights of the creditor —Louisiana Civil Code>