DELEGATE

I. noun see: legate Date: 15th century a person acting for another: as, a representative to a convention or conference, a representative of a United States territory in the House of Representatives, a member of the lower house of the legislature of Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia, II. verb (-gated; -gating) Date: 1530 transitive verb to entrust to another , to appoint as one's representative, intransitive verb to assign responsibility or authority , ~e noun delegator noun