legate

About 0.50 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions.
2. noun An ambassador or messenger.
3. noun The deputy of a provincial governor or general in ancient Rome.
4. verb To leave as a legacy. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
5. verb past participle of legate
6. noun A legacy or bequest.

Similar words

official emissary ambassador delegate prolegate internuncio legation provisor apparitor envoy leger

Often followed by

of to in and was at had a for

Word family

legated legates legateship legateships legating legator legators