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Legate
legate
(legates) A legate is a person who is the official representative of another person, especially the Pope’s official representative in a particular country. (FORMAL) = representative N-COUNT
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French legat, from Latin legatus deputy, emissary, from past participle of legare to depute, send as emissary, bequeath, from leg-, lex Date: 12th century a usually official emissary • ~ship noun II. transitive verb (~d; legating) Etymology: legatus, past participle of legare to bequeath Date: 15th century bequeath 1 • legator noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a member of the clergy representing the Pope. 2 Rom.Hist. a a deputy of a general. b a governor or deputy governor of a province. 3 archaic an ambassador or delegate. Phrases and idioms legate a latere a papal legate of the highest class, with full powers. Derivatives legateship n. legatine adj. Etymology: OE f. OF legat f. L legatus past part. of legare depute, delegate ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. легат, папский посол 2. посол, посланник 3. посланец, эмиссар 4. (в Древнем Риме) на местник полководца, легат; легат, наместник провинции 5. завещать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I noun 1) легат, папский посол 2) obs. посол, представитель Syn: see ambassador II v. завещать ...Англо-русский словарь
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- early 12c., from L. legatus, originally "provided with a commission," pp. of legare "send as a deputy, send with a commission, bequeath," from lex (gen. legis) "contract, law." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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