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legate
[ leg-it ]
noun
- an ecclesiastic delegated by the pope as his representative.
- Roman History.
- 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 /
noun
- a messenger, envoy, or delegate
- RC Church an emissary to a foreign state representing the Pope
Derived Forms
- ˈٱˌ, noun
- legatine, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- aٱ· noun
- ܲd·aٱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of legate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of legate1
Example Sentences
No kings, no emperor, some middlingly important nobles and one papal legate led the expedition.
When Locri was destroyed by one of his legates, the Locrians were not avenged by him, nor was the arrogance of that legate corrected, all this arising from his easygoing nature.
Except for his time as legate, and for an ongoing feud with a notorious scoundrel named Regulus, the younger Pliny did not lead an especially eventful life.
Following a complex series of long-distance negotiations involving Prince Frederick III and the pontiff, papal legate Cardinal Cajetan formally examined Luther at Augsburg.
The papal legate could hardly step out on the streets without being accosted by angry, agitated citizens.
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