delegacy vs appointment

delegacy and appointment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
delegacy	Yes	No	No	No
appointment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, appointment is a hypernym of delegacy; that is, appointment is a word with a broader meaning than delegacy:

Other hypernyms of delegacy include assignment, designation, naming.

delegacy (noun)	appointment (noun)
the appointment of a delegate	the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
a group of representatives or delegates	the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed
the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent	(law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment
	(usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
	a meeting arranged in advance
	a person who is appointed to a job or position