deputyn.[F. dput, fr. LL. deputatus. See Depute.]1. One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in office; a lieutenant; a representative; a delegate; a vicegerent; as, the deputy of a prince, of a sheriff, of a township, etc.()There was then [in the days of Jehoshaphat] no king in Edom; a deputy was king. (1 Kings xxii. 47.)God's substitute,
His deputy anointed in His sight. (Shak.)()2. A member of the Chamber of Deputies.()Chamber of Deputies, one of the two branches of the French legislative assembly; -- formerly called Corps Lgislatif. Its members, called deputies, are elected by the people voting in districts.()()