— relegable /rel"i geuh beuhl/ , adj. — relegation , n.
/rel"i gayt'/ , v.t., relegated, relegating .
1. to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition: He has been relegated to a post at the fringes of the diplomatic service.
2. to consign or commit (a matter, task, etc.), as to a person: He relegates the less pleasant tasks to his assistant.
3. to assign or refer (something) to a particular class or kind.
4. to send into exile; banish.
[ 1375-1425; late ME relegatus, ptp. of relegare to send away, dispatch. See RE-, LEGATE ]
Syn. 2. delegate, entrust.