legate
English
Etymology
Late (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French legat, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin legatus (nominal use of perfect passive participle of lego (“bequeath, send as envoy”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
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
deputy representing the pope
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ambassador or messenger
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deputy of a provincial governor or general in ancient Rome
Verb
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- (transitive) To leave as a legacy.
Anagrams
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Adverb
legate
- present adverbial passive participle of legi
Italian
Noun
legate f pl
Verb
legate
- second-person plural present indicative of legare
- second-person plural imperative of legare
- feminine plural of legato
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
(deprecated template usage) lēgāte
Participle
(deprecated template usage) lēgāte
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