[f. L. subrogāt-, pa. ppl. stem. of L. subrogāre (var. surr-), f. sub- SUB- 26 + rogāre to ask, offer for election.]
† 1. trans. To elect or appoint in the place of another; to substitute in an office. Obs.
1538. Elyot, Dict., Subrogo, to substitute or subrogate, to make a deputie in an office.
1538. Starkey, England (1878), 169. Our parlyament schold haue much to dow, yf, when so euer lakkyd any conseylar, hyt schold be callyd to subrogate other.
a. 1617. P. Bayne, Diocesan’s Tryall (1621), 38. They were but subrogated to doe those supposed episcopall duties a while.
a. 1677. Barrow, Pope’s Suprem. (1680), 129. If he had ever been Bishop, he could not … subrogate another, either to preside with him, or to succeed him.
1701. W. Wotton, Hist. Rome, 391. The new secondary Consuls were … subrogated in the place of him and of Adventus.
1723. Chambers, Cycl., s.v. Subrogation, The new Magistrates were also Subrogated in the Place of the old ones.
2. To substitute (a thing) for another; const. in stead of, into the place of, occas. to. Now rare.
a. 1548. Hall, Chron., Hen. VII. (1550), 2 b. Diuerse of the actes … were adnulled … & other more expedient for the vtilitie of the commen wealth were subrogated and concluded.
1624. Darcie, Birth of Heresies, xii. 52. The Amict was subrogated in stead of the Iewish Ephod.
1651. Jer. Taylor, Holy Dying, iv. § 8 (1719), 168. The Christian Day is to be subrogated into the place of The Jews Day.
1657. Tomlinson, Renou’s Disp., 627. In stead of Opobalsamum, which is most rare, subrogate Oyl of Cloves.
a. 1677. Barrow, Serm., Wks. 1716, II. 288. The lives of beasts … could [not] fitly be subrogated in stead of mens souls.
1892. A. E. Lee, Hist. Columbus, II. 435. Prompt to subrogate every party obligation to the higher one of maintaining … the national compact.
3. Law. To put (a person) in the place of, or substitute (him) for, another in respect of a right or claim; to cause to succeed to the rights of another: see SUBROGATION 2.
1818. Colebrooke, Obligations, 176. When a bill of exchange is paid for the honour of any of the parties; the payer is thereby subrogated to the rights of the holder of the bill.
1866. Maclachlan, Arnould’s Marine Insur., III. vi. II. 869. The abandonment, although its effect is to subrogate the underwriters in the place of the assured, yet only does this to the extent of the insurance.
1882. Act 45 & 46 Vict., c. 61 § 68. The payer for honour is subrogated for, and succeeds to both the rights and duties of, the holder as regards the party for whose honour he pays.
1833. Law Rep., 11 Q. B. Div. 383. The insurer is entitled to be subrogated into those rights of the assured which [etc.].
Hence Subrogated ppl. a.
1639. Du Verger, trans. Camus’ Admir. Events, 187. She conferres thereof with Isidorus her subrogated Gardian.
