Ablegate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ablegate \Ab"le*gate\, v. t. [L. ablegatus, p. p. of ablegare;
     ab + legare to send with a commission. See {Legate}.]
     To send abroad. [Obs.] --Bailey.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Ablegate \Ab"le*gate\, n. (R. C. Ch.)
     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.
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