depute vs hand on

depute

verb
  • To delegate (a task, etc.) to a subordinate. 

  • To appoint; to assign; to choose. 

  • To deputize (someone), to appoint as deputy. 

noun
  • deputy 

hand on

verb
  • To transfer (something) to someone else, especially as a replacement for oneself (such as an official office or duty); to transfer something that was originally given to oneself from someone else. 

How often have the words depute and hand on occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )