Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - legate
Legate
legate
n. 1 a member of the clergy representing the Pope. 2 Rom.Hist. a a deputy of a general. b a governor or deputy governor of a province. 3 archaic an ambassador or delegate. Phrases and idioms legate a latere a papal legate of the highest class, with full powers. Derivatives legateship n. legatine adj. Etymology: OE f. OF legat f. L legatus past part. of legare depute, delegate
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French legat, from Latin legatus deputy, emissary, from past participle of legare to depute, send as emissary, bequeath, from leg-, lex Date: 12th century a usually official emissary, ~ship noun II. transitive verb (~d; legating) Etymology: legatus, past participle of legare to bequeath Date: 15th century bequeath 1, legator noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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