Sekirov Dictionary

legate

/ˈlɛɡɪt/

noun 4
/ləˈɡeɪt/ verb 1
forms 3

noun4

A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions.
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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. — 1587
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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. — 1911
(no longer used) A legacy or bequest.

legate

/ləˈɡeɪt/

verb1

To leave as a legacy.

forms

legated · legating · legates

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