ablegate en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Borrowed from French ablégate, from Latin ablēgātus, perfect passive participle of ablēgō (“to send off or away; banish”), from ab (“from, away from”) + lēgō (“to dispatch, send on a commission”). See legate.
Meanings
- (obsolete) A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office.
- (historical, obsolete) An elected representative of a Hungarian royal free city, charged to be a speaker at the Diet of Hungary and to express the opinion of the city.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ablegates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
ca ablegat (representative of the pope in foreign countries) · es ablegado (representative of the pope in foreign countries) · pl ablegat (representative of the pope in foreign countries) · ro ablegat (representative of the pope in foreign countries) · nl ablegaat (representative of the pope in foreign countries) · fr ablégat (representative of the pope in foreign countries) · nl pauselijke gezant (representative of the pope in foreign countries) · pt ablegado (representative of the pope in foreign countries)