legate

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions.
2. An ambassador or messenger.
3. The deputy of a provincial governor or general in ancient Rome.

Verb

1. (transitive) To leave as a legacy.
2. (form-of, obsolete, participle, past) past participle of legate

Konzepte

Legat

Abgesandter

Gesandter

Synonyme

ambassador

official emissary

bequeath

envoy

heir

high commissioner

inheritor

leave

legacy

successor

beneficiary

Übersetzungen

légat

sefirlik

κληρονόμος

έξαρχος

κληροδοτώ

κληροδόχος

léguer

legato papale

legaat

legado

elçi

sefir

emissari oficial

legato

legado

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈlɛɡɪt/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Altenglisch: -

In summary

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”).