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legate Definition

leg·ate (leg′it)

noun

  1. an envoy or ambassador
  2. Rom. History the governor of a province, or his deputy

Etymology: ME < OFr legat < L legatus, pp. of legare, to send as ambassador < lex, law: see legal

legate Related Forms
leg′·ate·ship′ noun leg′a·tine adjective
legate Usage Examples

Possessives

  • pope: The pope's legate was there to confer with von Papen.

Adjective modifier

  • papal: But the parties were never summoned to Rome: the cases were treated in loco, and by papal legates.
  • legionary: The commander is a ' legionary legate ' , always a senator.
  • imperial: Claudius Paulinus Before becoming a Proconsul of one of the Gallic provinces and then imperial legate to another.

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