legate
A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special…A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions.
Значення
значень: 4A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions.
Legat
лега́тlegát
An ambassador or messenger.
Gesandte
The deputy of a provincial governor or general in ancient Rome.
лега́тlegát
(застаріле)A legacy or bequest.
- a member of a legation
Переклади
мов: 5За значеннями 1
За значеннями 2
Походження
Inherited from Old English legat(e), from Old French legat, from Latin lēgātus, substantivInherited from Old English legat(e), from Old French legat, from Latin lēgātus, substantivized from the perfect passive participle of lēgō (“to bequeath, send as envoy”).
Borrowed from Latin lēgātum (“a legacy”), substantivized from the neuter forms of the perfect passive participle of lēgō (“to bequeath, leave as legacy, legate”). Doublet of legacy.
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Форми
множина: legatesСиноніми
синонімів: 1- a member of a legation:official emissary