Associations to the word «Legate»

Wiktionary

LEGATE, noun. A deputy representing the Pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions.
LEGATE, noun. An ambassador or messenger.
LEGATE, noun. The deputy of a provincial governor or general in ancient Rome.

Dictionary definition

LEGATE, noun. A member of a legation.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats