legate
noun/ˈleɡət/
/ˈleɡət/
- the official representative of the Pope in a foreign country
- a papal legate
- He was appointed as permanent papal legate in France.
Word Originlate Old English, from Old French legat, from Latin legatus, past participle of legare ‘depute, delegate, bequeath’.Definitions on the go
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