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legate

noun
/ˈlɛɡɪt//ləˈɡeɪt/

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from lēgātus
  2. derived from legat
  3. inherited from legat

Definitions

  1. 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.

  2. An ambassador or messenger.

    • Moſt great and puiſant Monarke of the earth, Your Baſſoe wil accompliſh your beheſt: And ſhew your pleaſure to the Perſean, As fits the Legate of the ſtately Turke.
    • The dark figure on the raised white terrace; legate of the sun facing the sun; the most ancient royal power.

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

    • Legate, I had the news last night—my cohort ordered home By ships to Portus Itius and thence by road to Rome.
  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. To leave as a legacy.

    2. past participle of legate

    3. A legacy or bequest.

    4. A surname.

The neighborhood

Derived

legatee, legateship

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA