society > authority > delegated authority > investing with delegated authority > vest authority in a person [verb (transitive)] > commission to do something > commit to a person to do (3)
transitive. To appoint (a person) to an office; to prescribe (a penalty) upon or for someone; to appoint, direct (a person to do something). Obsolete.
transitive. To consign, entrust. Obsolete.
transitive. To entrust (a military function).