legate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Late Old English, from Old French legat, from Latin legatus (nominal use of perfect passive participle of lego (“bequeath, send as envoy”)).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
legate (plural legates)
- A deputy representing the Pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions.
- An ambassador or messenger.
- 1965, John Fowles, The Magus:
- The dark figure on the raised white terrace; legate of the sun facing the sun; the most ancient royal power.
- 1965, John Fowles, The Magus:
- The deputy of a provincial governor or general in ancient Rome.
Translations[edit]
deputy representing the pope
ambassador or messenger
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deputy of a provincial governor or general in ancient Rome
Verb[edit]
legate (third-person singular simple present legates, present participle legating, simple past and past participle legated)
- (transitive) To leave as a legacy.
Anagrams[edit]
Esperanto[edit]
Adverb[edit]
legate
- present adverbial passive participle of legi
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
legate f pl
Verb[edit]
legate
- second-person plural present indicative of legare
- second-person plural imperative of legare
- feminine plural of legato
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
lēgāte
Participle[edit]
lēgāte
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- English terms derived from Latin
- English 2-syllable words
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- English verbs
- English transitive verbs
- Esperanto non-lemma forms
- Esperanto participles
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- Italian non-lemma forms
- Italian noun plural forms
- Italian verb forms
- Italian past participle forms
- Latin non-lemma forms
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