legate
/ˈlɛɡɪt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions.
noun
An ambassador or messenger.
noun
The deputy of a provincial governor or general in ancient Rome.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "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."
Etymology
Inherited from Old English legat(e), from Old French legat, from Latin lēgātus, substantivized from the perfect passive participle of lēgō (“to bequeath, send as envoy”).
Origin
- Source language: Old English