Timeline for Why is the word "Depute" used in the title of Scottish National Party secondary leader?
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| Oct 18, 2016 at 6:54 | comment | added | Jim DeLaHunt | Thank you for your answer. The question is about the cultural politics of the word, "depute", not about the role or the person filling the role. The dictionary link showing that "depute" and "deputy" have the the same etymology is useful. The Wikipedia paragraph is not useful, except for its passing claim that "depute leader" is a dialect form of "deputy leader". What about addressing: Why does the SNP use this word? Does it get used outside the SNP? | |
| Oct 16, 2016 at 14:21 | comment | added | BladorthinTheGrey | @Bobson Yes, the Scots kept the wording just without the accent, while the English - who were more assimilated with the French linguistically - kept the pronunciation just changed the spelling to keep the sound. | |
| Oct 16, 2016 at 14:17 | comment | added | Bobson | For reference, both depute and deputy seem to come from the Anglo-French deputé. | |
| Oct 16, 2016 at 11:20 | history | edited | BladorthinTheGrey | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 15, 2016 at 7:50 | history | answered | BladorthinTheGrey | CC BY-SA 3.0 |