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.
Meaning
4 sensesA 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
(obsolete)A legacy or bequest.
- a member of a legation
Translations
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Origin
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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Forms
plural: legatesSynonyms
1 synonyms- a member of a legation:official emissary