legate (redirected from legates)

leg·ate  (lgt)

n. Abbr. leg.

An official emissary, especially an official representative of the pope.

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[Middle English, from Old French legat, from Medieval Latin lgtus, from Latin, past participle of lgre, to depute; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

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legate·ship n.

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legate [ˈlɛgɪt]

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a messenger, envoy, or delegate

2. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church an emissary to a foreign state representing the Pope

[Old English, via Old French from Latin lēgātus deputy, from lēgāre to delegate; related to lēx law]

legateship  n

legatine  [ˈlɛgəˌtaɪn] adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

legate - a member of a legation               official emissary foreign mission, legation - a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister emissary, envoy - someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else

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legate

noun representative, deputy, ambassador, delegate, envoy, messenger, emissary, depute (Scot.), nuncio Pope Innocent VI's legate

Translations

legate [ˈlegɪt] N → legado m

legate [ˈlɛgət] n (= representative) → légat m

legate

n → Legat m