RELEGATES

Etymology 1

Verb

relegates

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of relegate

Etymology 2

Noun

relegates

plural of relegate

Anagrams

• regelates

Source: Wiktionary


RELEGATE

Rel"e*gate (rl"-gt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Relegated (-g`td); p. pr. & vb. n. Relegating.] Etym: [L. relegatus, p. p. of relegare; pref. re- re- + legare to send with a commission or charge. See Legate.]

Definition: To remove, usually to an inferior position; to consign; to transfer; specifically, to send into exile; to banish. It [the Latin language] was relegated into the study of the scholar. Milman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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