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legate
/ˈlɛɡɪt/
noun 4verb 1name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
white
VERB + LEGATE
fits, raised
LEGATE + NOUN
sun
ADV.
tately
Definitions
noun
1
A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions.
2
An ambassador or messenger.
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.
3
The deputy of a provincial governor or general in ancient Rome.
Legate, I had the news last night—my cohort ordered home By ships to Portus Itius and thence by road to Rome.
verb
1
To leave as a legacy.
noun
1
A legacy or bequest.
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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.
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The dark figure on the raised white terrace; legate of the sun facing the sun; the most ancient royal power.
Wiktionary03
Legate, I had the news last night—my cohort ordered home By ships to Portus Itius and thence by road to Rome.
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