delegatio
From LSJ
Δρυὸς πεσούσης πᾶς ἀνὴρ ξυλεύεται → Quercu cadente, nemo ignatu abstinet → Fiel erst die Eiche, holt ein jeder Mann sich Holz
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dēlēgātĭo: ōnis, f. delego, no. II.,
I an assignment, substitution, delegation of one person by another.
I Prop.: a mancipe, Cic. Att. 12, 3, 2; of one thing for another: delegatione perfecta solutio, Sen. Ben. 6, 5, 2; cf. context.—
II Trop.: necesse est ipse laborem impendas: delegationem res ista non recipit, Sen. Ep. 27, 4.
