ablegate
A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries,…A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office.
Meaning
2 senses(obsolete)A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office.
(historical, obsolete)An elected representative of a Hungarian royal free city, charged to be a speaker at the Diet of Hungary and to express the opinion of the city.
Translations
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Borrowed from French ablégate, from Latin ablēgātus, perfect passive participle of ablēgōBorrowed from French ablégate, from Latin ablēgātus, perfect passive participle of ablēgō (“to send off or away; banish”), from ab (“from, away from”) + lēgō (“to dispatch, send on a commission”). See legate.
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