The Sheriff-depute of the county arrived at Ellangowan next morning by daybreak.

He worked as both a procurator fiscal depute and a hotel manager.

Always depute that part of your work which somebody else can do.'

In 1822 he became one of the four advocates-depute for Scotland.

I feared the disagreeableness of the duty might make you depute your under-sheriff.

I have no one to whom I can depute any of the arrangements.

Tell her I depute you to kiss my son for me.

I'm sorry; but you'll have to depute me to present it.

At length it was unanimously agreed to depute Anton Prokofievitch to do this business.

Better still if you would depute me to do it.

However, I shall depute Mr. Shafto to look after you.

And when she began to depute certain matters in the household management to Barefoot, she said:

Let us depute D'Artois to do it.

No one has or could depute me.

I shall depute the task to a worthy fellow named Willis, in whom I shall have every confidence.

They depute it to certain officials.