relegation

noun

rel·​e·​ga·​tion

plural -s

1

Roman law : a mild banishment not entailing loss of property or civil rights compare deportation

2

: the act of relegating or state of being relegated : removal, banishment

3

: assignment, delegation

relegation of minor decisions to his subordinates

Word History

Etymology

Latin relegation-, relegatio, from relegatus + -ion-, -io -ion

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Rhymes for relegation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation