Depute /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Deputed; p. pr. & vb. n. Deputing

1. To appoint as deputy or agent; to commission to act in one's place; to delegate.

   There is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.

   Some persons, deputed by a meeting.

2. To appoint; to assign; to choose. [R.]

   The most conspicuous places in cities are usually deputed for the erection of statues.

1. A person deputed; a deputy. [Scot.]