1.A general or governor of an ancient Roman province, or their deputy.
‘the Roman legate of Syria’
‘‘There was another thing about Caesar,’ thought the legate.’
2.A member of the clergy, especially a cardinal, representing the Pope.
‘a papal legate arrived in France on a peacemaking mission’
‘The first recorded trace of Roman interference in Irish affairs was, apparently, at the Council of Rathbreasail in 1110, when a Papal legate dropped by to listen to the proceedings.’
3.An ambassador or messenger.
‘In a dramatic confrontation the governor attempted to murder the emperor’s legate but, failing to do so, committed suicide.’
‘In 1906-8, he was a Norwegian legate to Britain.’
词性:noun
‘the Roman legate of Syria’
