To delegate (a responsibility, duty, etc.) on or upon someone.
To be inherited by someone else; to pass down upon the next person in a succession, especially through failure or loss of an earlier holder.
To degenerate; to break down.
To fall as a duty or responsibility on or upon someone.
To employ by paying a retainer.
To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year.
To keep in one's pay or service.
To keep in possession or use.
To hold secure.