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   Leg·ate

   /ˈleɡət/

   

   noun

   • 1. a member of the clergy, especially a cardinal, representing the Pope: "a papal legate arrived in France on a peacemaking mission"
   • ▪ an ambassador or messenger. archaic
   • 2. a general or governor of an ancient Roman province, or their deputy: "the Roman legate of Syria"

   Word Origin late Old English, from Old French legat, from Latin legatus, past participle of legare ‘depute, delegate, bequeath’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. legateship noun

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   Legate can be a noun meaning an official emissary or a verb meaning to bequeath. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of legate from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   What does legate mean?

   • The Legate smiled, a cold, hard smile, fully master of himself again. He ordered the legate therefore to be detained in Flanders till his threats had obtained from the Pope an order for his recall. Legate definition: an ecclesiastic delegated by the pope as his representative.. See examples of LEGATE used in a sentence.

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   Who is a legate in the Catholic Church?

   • A legate is a person who is the official representative of another person, especially the Pope's official representative in a country. ...Pope Innocent VI's legate, Cardinal Albornoz. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Roman Catholic Church Collins English Dictionary.

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   What is the difference between a legate and an envoy?

   • Legate is a somewhat old-fashioned word, less used today than it was a century ago. More common is the synonym envoy. In the days before electronic communications, a legate often had particularly large responsibilities, since he couldn't check with his government to be sure he was doing the right thing.

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   What does Legare mean in English?

   • Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French legat, from Latin legatus "deputy, emissary," from past participle of legare "to delegate, send as emissary, bequeath," from leg-, lex legatus, past participle of legare "to bequeath" before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above 15th century, in the meaning defined above

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   an assistant to a general or to a consul or magistrate, in the government of any army or a province; a commander of a legion. a provincial governor of senatorial rank appointed by the emperor. an envoy or emissary. legate. / ˈlɛɡɪt; ˈlɛɡəˌtaɪn /.

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   A legate is a person appointed by a superior authority to act as a representative or agent. The word comes from Latin lēgātus, meaning 'deputy' or 'commissioner'. See different meanings and examples of legate in Roman Catholic Church, politics, history and military.

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   A legate is an official emissary, especially an official representative of the pope. Learn the origin, usage and synonyms of the word legate from various dictionaries and sources.

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   A legate is a person who is the official representative of another person, especially the Pope's official representative in a country. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms of legate from Collins English Dictionary.

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   IPA guide. Other forms: legates. Definitions of legate. noun. a member of a legation. synonyms: official emissary. see more.

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   A legate is the official representative of the Pope in a foreign country. Learn how to pronounce, use and distinguish legate from similar words with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.