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| leg·ate [ léggət ] (plural leg·ates) |
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1. pope's representative: an emissary of the pope, especially one who represents the Vatican in another country
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2. government representative: an official representative of a government, especially a diplomat
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| [12th century. Via French< Latin legatus< legat- past participle of legare "send as an envoy, bequeath"] |
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