Definitions for legate

legate leg·ate

Spelling: [leg-it]
IPA: /ˈlɛg ɪt/

Legate is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 90 anagrams from letters in legate (aeeglt).

Definitions for legate

noun

  1. an ecclesiastic delegated by the pope as his representative.
  2. Roman History. an assistant to a general or to a consul or magistrate, in the government of any army or a province; a commander of a legion. a provincial governor of senatorial rank appointed by the emperor.
  3. an envoy or emissary.

Origin of legate

1125-75; Middle English legat Latin lēgātus deputy (noun use of masculine past participle of lēgāre to depute), equivalent to lēgā(re) + -tus past participle suffix

Examples for legate

To this proposal the legate added that Christiern had given his consent.

This evidence they accounted well-confirmed by the legate's flight.

The legate was her only comfort; the legate and the thing which she called religion.

And the legate; but the legate has described his emotions in his own inimitable manner.

Fearless in his sense of right, the legate towered before him.

They might be expected in ten days or a fortnight, and could follow the legate to England.

Yet she could sit there, laughing and feasting and trulling it lightly with the legate!

"You are insubordinate," said the legate, of a sudden very cold.

A legate was sent to Charles by the pope, to protest against it.

The legate dwelt in some detail on the misfortunes of the preceding years.

Word Value for legate
Scrable

7

Words with friends

9

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