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Ablegate
Ablegate Ab"le*gate, n. (R. C. Ch.) A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office.
Ablegate
Ablegate Ab"le*gate, v. t. [L. ablegatus, p. p. of ablegare; ab + legare to send with a commission. See Legate.] To send abroad. [Obs.] --Bailey.
Apostolic delegate
Apostolic delegate Ap`os*tol"ic del"e*gate (R. C. Ch.) The diplomatic agent of the pope highest in grade, superior to a nuncio.
Co-legatee
Co-legatee Co-leg`a*tee", n. A joint legatee.
Delegate
Delegate Del"e*gate, a. [L. delegatus, p. p.] Sent to act for or represent another; deputed; as, a delegate judge. ``Delegate power.' --Strype.
Legatee
Legatee Leg`a*tee" (l[e^]g`[.a]*t[=e]"), n. [See Legacy.] (Law) One to whom a legacy is bequeathed.
Legateship
Legateship Leg"ate*ship (l[e^]g"[asl]t*sh[i^]p), n. The office of a legate.
Prolegate
Prolegate Pro"leg`ate (?; 48), n. [L. prolegatus; pro for + legatus legate.] (Rom. Hist.) The deputy or substitute for a legate.
Relegate
Relegate Rel"e*gate (r?l"?-g?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Relegated (-g?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Relegating.] [L. relegatus, p. p. of relegare; pref. re- re- + legare to send with a commission or charge. See Legate.] To remove, usually to an inferior position; to consign; to transfer; specifically, to send into exile; to banish. It [the Latin language] was relegated into the study of the scholar. --Milman.
Relegated
Relegate Rel"e*gate (r?l"?-g?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Relegated (-g?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Relegating.] [L. relegatus, p. p. of relegare; pref. re- re- + legare to send with a commission or charge. See Legate.] To remove, usually to an inferior position; to consign; to transfer; specifically, to send into exile; to banish. It [the Latin language] was relegated into the study of the scholar. --Milman.
Subdelegate
Subdelegate Sub*del"e*gate, v. t. To appoint to act as subdelegate, or as a subordinate; to depete.
Subdelegate
Subdelegate Sub*del"e*gate, n. A subordinate delegate, or one with inferior powers.

Meaning of Legate from wikipedia

- Look up legate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Legate may refer to: Bartholomew Legate (1575–1611), English martyr Julie Anne Legate (born 1972), Canadian...
- A legate (Latin: legatus, classical Latin: [ɫeːˈɡaːtʊs]) was a high-ranking Roman military officer in the Roman army, equivalent to a high-ranking general...
- A Pontifical Legate is a personal representative of the Pope. Specifically, this title is used for: the formal title of the Cardinal or (Arch)bishop appointed...
- A papal legate or apostolic legate (from the ancient Roman title legatus) is a personal representative of the Pope to foreign nations, to some other part...
- William LeGate (born September 3, 1994) is an American businessman, Thiel Fellow, computer programmer, and activist. A self-taught programmer from the...
- left office and his replacement had not yet ****umed it.[citation needed] A legate a latere is a temporary papal representative or a representative for a special...
- Bartholomew Legate (c. 1575 – 18 March 1612) was an English anti-Trinitarian martyr. Legate was born in Es**** and became a dealer in cloth. In the 1590s...
- Julie Anne Legate (born 1972) is a professor in the department of linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania. Legate earned her B.A. from York University...
- John Legate (died 1620?) was an English printer. Legate was admitted and sworn a freeman of the Stationers' Company on 11 April 1586 (Arber, ii. 696)....
- The Card****ians (/kɑːrˈdæsiənz/) are a fictional extraterrestrial species in the American science fiction franchise Star Trek. They were devised in 1991...