legate

• n. 罗马教皇的使节；使者
• vt. 当做遗产让与
• n. (Legate)人名；(英)莱盖特

来自拉丁语legatus,大使，使节，词源同legate,来自PIE*leg,读，说，词源同legible.引申词义指定，任命。

legate (n.)

mid-12c., "authorized representative of the Pope," from Old French legat and directly from Latin legatus "ambassador, envoy," originally "provided with a commission," past participle of legare "send as a deputy, send with a commission, bequeath," from lex (genitive legis) "contract, law" (see legal). General sense of "ambassador, delegate, messenger" is from late 14c.

1. The priest was appointed the legate by the pope.

这位牧师被教皇指定为他的高级使节.

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