legate

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

legaat

pauselijk gezant

Synoniemen

ambassador

official emissary

bequeath

envoy

heir

high commissioner

inheritor

leave

legacy

successor

beneficiary

Vertalingen

légat

έξαρχος

legato papale

Legat

κληροδοτώ

κληροδόχος

κληρονόμος

legado

elçi

sefir

léguer

sefirlik

emissário

legado

παπικός έξαρχος

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈlɛɡɪt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Oudengels: -

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”).