A legal or formal commission granting authority; the authority granted to a delegate.
From Latin 'delegare' (to assign, entrust to), used directly in legal documents. In modern usage, primarily seen in historical or legal contexts.
This Latin term persists in legal documents dealing with historical powers and authorities—when modern lawyers need to discuss the precise delegation of power in medieval or Renaissance institutions, they sometimes fall back on the original Latin term.
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