<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition: He has been relegated to a post at the fringes of the diplomatic service.</li><li>to consign or commit (a matter, task, etc.), as to a person: He relegates the less pleasant tasks to his assistant.</li><li>to assign or refer (something) to a particular class or kind.</li><li>to send into exile; banish.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a person or thing that is relegated.</li></ul>