legate

[Middle English, from Old French legat, from Medieval Latin lēgātus, from Latin, past participle of lēgāre, to depute.]

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a member of a legation
  Synonym: official emissary

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Legate may refer to:

• Legatus, a general officer of the ancient Roman army drawn from among the senatorial class
• Papal legate, a messenger from the Holy See
• Legate, a rank in the Cardassian military in the fictional Star Trek universe
• A member of a legation or diplomatic embassy
• A representative, such as an ambassador or envoy

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - legat

Nederlands (Dutch)
legaat

Français (French)
n. - légat

Deutsch (German)
n. - Legat

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θρησκ.) λεγάτος

Italiano (Italian)
legato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lagado

Русский (Russian)
завещать, легат, посланник, наместник

Español (Spanish)
n. - legado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - legat, påvligt sändebud, sändebud, delegat

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
罗马教皇的使节, 使节, 特使

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 羅馬教皇的使節, 使節, 特使

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 교황특사, 장군의 보좌관 , 지방장관

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 遺贈する
n. - ローマ教皇特使, 使節, 副官, 地方総督

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) موفد رسمي, ممثل البابا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שליח האפיפיור, נציג של קצין בכיר, מושל או סגן-מושל של מחוז, ציר‬

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