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legare
Latin · ancient
"to send, to depute"
to send, to depute, combined with re- (back, away)
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relegare
Latin · ancient
"to send away, to banish"
to send away, to banish, from re- and legare
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relegate
English · 1500s
"to assign someone to a lower rank or less important position"
settled as the English word for assigning someone to a lower rank or position
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