legate
Meanings
Plural: legates
Noun
- a member of a legation
- 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.
Verb
- To leave as a legacy.
Origin / Etymology
From late Old English, from Old French legat, from Latin legatus (nominal use of perfect passive participle of lego (“bequeath, send as envoy”)).
Synonyms
official emissary
Scrabble Score: 7
legate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordlegate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 9
legate is a valid Words With Friends word