-ate (office of) +

The rank or office of a Roman Catholic cardinal.

The political office or period of office of a consul, or the jurisdiction of a consul.

1. Someone who is authorized or sent to speak and act for others; representative, as at a convention: "Every state will send a delegate to the convention."
2. To entrust (authority, power, etc.) to a person acting as one’s agent or representative; entrust, assign, give over, charge, commit to the care of: "She delegated her power of attorney to her nephew."

A delegate is a person sent with authority to represent another or others; to delegate work or authority is to transfer or send it to someone else.

The position of deacon or deaconess, or the term of office of a deacon or deaconess.

The office or position of a director.

The rank or office of an emir.

The office, position, or term of office of a bishop.

To officiate as a bishop, especially when celebrating the Mass.

1. The office of a presbyter.
2. A body of presbyters.

The rank, office, or term of office of a professor.

The officials or office entrusted with administrative duties, maintaining records, and overseeing or performing secretarial duties; especially, for an international organization; such as, the secretariat of the United Nations: "He was a United Nations secretariat."

1. The authority or office of a vicar.
2. The district under a vicar's jurisdiction.