[ˈdɛpjʊti], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who is appointed to undertake the duties of a superior in the superior's absence
(e.g: his deputy has been largely running the business for the past year)


Phrases:
- by deputy

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French depute, from late Latin deputatus, past participle of deputare (see depute)