ablegate

English

Etymology

From French ablégate, from Latin ablēgātus, perfect passive participle of ablēgō (“I send off or away; banish”), from ab (“from, away from”) + lēgō (“I dispatch, send on a commission”). See legate.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈæ.bləˌɡeɪt/, /ˈæ.bləˌɡət/

Verb

ablegate (third-person singular simple present ablegates, present participle ablegating, simple past and past participle ablegated)

1. (obsolete) To send abroad.

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Noun

ablegate (plural ablegates)

1. (Roman Catholicism) 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.

Anagrams

• gateable

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Latin

Verb

ablēgāte

1. first-person plural present active imperative of ablēgō