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Meanings of
legate
in English
Catalan
legat
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A member of a legation.
official emissary
Catalan
legat
Synonyms
Examples for "
official emissary
"
official emissary
Examples for "
official emissary
"
1
We trust you will treat him with the courtesy of an
official
emissary
.
Usage of
legate
in English
1
On the morrow, October 14, Luther brought his reply to the
legate
.
2
To this last proposal the
legate
consented, as did all the others.
3
He escorted the
legate
back to his quarters in a cold fury.
4
Philip refused, and Innocent, through his
legate
,
put France under an interdict.
5
Now, Cesare, being a duke, resents a cousin's being a papal
legate
.
6
Before the
legate
he 'acted,' as he expressed it, 'the complete Luther.'
7
A papal
legate
was shut up in the capital, encouraging it to resist.
8
If not in fact, at least in intent, the
Cardinal
-
legate
had certainly sinned.
9
William Rufus expels Archbishop Anselm, from England in defiance of the papal
legate
.
10
I hold the appointment of legionary
legate
by the hand of Saturninus Augustus.
11
He was no more the Roman
legate
,
but the English minister.
12
To bring that about Seward despatched a personal
legate
to Springfield.
13
A
legate
was sent to Charles by the pope, to protest against it.
14
The
legate
,
the procurator, the high priest, and Herod himself, are my friends.
15
Thomas Wolsey, Archbishop of York, cardinal, papal
legate
,
Lord Chancellor: Thomas Cromwell's patron.
16
The
legate
sighed and turned his attention back to the marching troops below.
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Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
legate
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
papal legate
imperial legate
new legate
cardinal legate
cry the legate
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Translations for
legate
Catalan
legat
emissari oficial
Legate
through the time
Legate
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common