English → Latin
“deputy” in Latin
prōcūrātormanager, overseer, superintendent; procurator (office); agent, deputylegōto collect, gather, bring together, catch; to choose, select; to appoint
The English word deputy itself goes back to Latin putus, through deputatus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
deputy
cui rerum agendarum licentia data or permissa est (Cic., Verr., 3, 94, 220; Sall., Jug., 103, 2): qui mandata habet ab aliquo (commissioner): *publica auctoritate missus; or merely legatus (a deputy or commissioner sent by the state): procurator (anybody who acts as aproxy): Vid: DELEGATE and AMBASSADOR.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for deputy?
- The usual Latin words for “deputy” are prōcūrātor, legō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.