legate
pronunciation
How to pronounce legate in British English:
UK [ˈlegət]
How to pronounce legate in American English:
US [ˈlɛɡɪt]
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- Noun:
- a member of a legation
Word Origin
- legate (n.)
- mid-12c., "authorized representative of the Pope," from Old French legat and directly from Latin legatus "ambassador, envoy," originally "provided with a commission," past participle of legare "send as a deputy, send with a commission, bequeath," from lex (genitive legis) "contract, law" (see legal). General sense of "ambassador, delegate, messenger" is from late 14c.
Example
- 1. The priest was appointedthe legate by the pope .
- 2. The pope sent , as legate , the venetian gaspar contarini , theologian and statesman , the greatest figure the curia had known for generations , and a man of saintly life .
- 3. The act of sending a legate .