ablegate /ˈæb.lə.ɡeɪt/noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office. •(historical) An elected representative of a Hungarian royal free city, charged to be a speaker at the Diet of Hungary and to express the opinion of the city. verb1 •(no longer used) To send abroad.Thou hellish Dog, Depart, or I will amand, ablegate, and send thee to some vast and horrid Desert. — 1660 formsablegated · ablegating · ablegates