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legate Definition


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legate
noun
    1. An ambassador or representative, especially from the Pope.
      Thesaurus: envoy, deputy, delegate, emissary, ambassador.
    2. A delegate, deputy.
    3. originally
      A Roman general's lieutenant.
    4. historical
      The governor of a Papal province.
Etymology: 12c: from Latin legare, legatum to send as a deputy.



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