Legate
Definitions
- A legacy or bequest.
- A surname.
- A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions.
- An ambassador or messenger.
- The deputy of a provincial governor or general in ancient Rome.
Equivalents
Examples
“Moſt great and puiſant Monarke of the earth, Your Baſſoe wil accompliſh your beheſt: And ſhew your pleaſure to the Perſean, As fits the Legate of the ſtately Turke.”
“The dark figure⟳ on the raised white terrace; legate of the sun facing the sun; the most ancient royal power.”
“Legate, I had the news last⟳ night—my cohort ordered home By ships to Portus Itius and thence by road to Rome.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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