legate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 2 Italian 2.1 Noun 2.2 Verb 3 Latin 3.1 Noun 3.2 Participle

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Late Old English, from Old French légat, from Latin legatus (noun use of past participle of legare (“‘bequeath, send as envoy’”)).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'lɛgət/

[edit] Noun

legate (plural legates)

1. A deputy representing the Pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions.
2. An ambassador or messenger.

   • 1965: The dark figure on the raised white terrace; legate of the sun facing the sun; the most ancient royal power. — John Fowles, The Magus

3. The deputy of a provincial governor or general in ancient Rome.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

legate f.

1. Plural form of legata.

[edit] Verb

legate

1. Second-person plural present tense of legare.
2. Second-person plural imperative of legare.
3. Feminine plural of legato.

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

lēgāte

1. vocative singular of lēgātus

[edit] Participle

lēgāte

1. vocative masculine singular of lēgātus