sub-rogō or surrogō āvī, ātus, āre.—Of the presiding officer in the comitia,
to put the vote on the choice of a substitute, cause to
be elected in place of another, put in another's place, substitute (cf. sufficio, of the
people): cum idem essent (decemviri) nec alios subrogare voluissent: collegam in locum
Bruti, L.: comitia praetoris in locum Decimi subrogandi,
for the election of a praetor in place of, etc., L.: ad
magistratūs subrogandos, L.
