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legate
legate [Lat. legare =to send], one sent as a representative of a state or of some high authority. In Roman history a legate was sent by the senate to the provinces as an envoy of the emperor. Sometime during the 12th cent. the word came into use to designate a papal ambassador. There are various types of papal legate, including the legatus a latere, a cardinal commissioned for a special confidential assignment as a representative of the pope; the nuncio or internuncio, who represents the Holy See, both temporally and ecclesiastically, in countries that exchange ambassadors with the Vatican (see nuncio, apostolic ); and the apostolic delegate, a papal representative in a country that does not exchange ambassadors with the Vatican. |
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leg·ate / ˈlegit/ • n. 1. a member of the clergy, esp. a cardinal, representing the pope. ∎ archaic an ambassador or messenger. 2. a general or governor of an ancient Roman province, or their deputy: the Roman legate of Syria. DERIVATIVES: leg·ate·ship / -ˌship/ n. leg·a·tine / ˈlegəˌtēn; -ˌtīn/ adj. |
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"legate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "legate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-legate.html "legate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-legate.html |
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legate ecclesiastic deputed to represent the Pope XII; ambassador, delegate XIV. — (O)F. légat — L. lēgātus, sb. use of pp. of lēgāre depute, delegate; see -ATE1.
So legation XV. — (O)F. or L. |
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T. F. HOAD. "legate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "legate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-legate.html T. F. HOAD. "legate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-legate.html |
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legate a member of the clergy, especially a cardinal, representing the Pope.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "legate." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "legate." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-legate.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "legate." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-legate.html |
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"legate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "legate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-legate.html "legate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-legate.html |
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