Deputyship
/ˈdɛp.juː.ti.ʃɪp/noun
The office, rank, or function of a deputy.
Did you know?Deputyship comes through Old French from a Latin verb meaning “to consider as settled or assigned,” showing how authority was once something formally delegated, almost like a legal ritual of transfer.
Etymological Timeline
Late Latin
LL
deputāre
“to prune, cut off, assign, or reckon”
Old French
OF
deputé
“a person appointed or sent as a representative”
Middle English
ME
deputy
“one appointed to act for another”
14th–15th Century
English
deputyship
“the office or condition of serving as a deputy”
Modern English
English
deputyship
“the state or role of being a deputy”