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delegatory

adjective
del·e·ga·to·ry | \ -tȯr- -ri \

Definition of delegatory 

: of, relating to, or involving delegation of authority : conveying power or authority to one that has no independent right to it various delegatory acts required to establish modern public-health services

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History and Etymology for delegatory

Late Latin delegatorius, from Latin delegatus + -orius -ory

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