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Definition of legate noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

legate

noun
 
/ˈleɡət/
 
/ˈleɡət/
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  1. 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’.
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