legate
A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions.
Other meanings
An ambassador or messenger.
The deputy of a provincial governor or general in ancient Rome.
Word history
From Latin "lēgātus".
Where this comes from
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