1. legate - Noun
2. legate - Verb
3. Legate - Proper noun
An ambassador or envoy.
An ecclesiastic representing the pope and invested with the authority of the Holy See.
An official assistant given to a general or to the governor of a province.
Under the emperors, a governor sent to a province.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAlong with the Pallium (the symbol of office for the archbishop), Stephen sent another legate, with instructions to the Frankish nobility, insisting that they submit to Louis. Source: Internet
Because of his age and inexperience he was not the actual second in command in battle, but if the legate died he would take command of the legion. Source: Internet
As a well-known opponent of the emperor's right to select bishops in his territories (the Investiture Controversy ), Lamberto was a natural choice for papal legate. Source: Internet
Around 1245 the Papal legate William of Modena reached a compromise: though incorporated into the Order's State, the archdiocese and its suffragan bishoprics were acknowledged with their autonomous ecclesiastical territories by the Teutonic Knights. Source: Internet
A legate a latere is a temporary papal representative or a representative for a special purpose. Source: Internet
As cardinal and, from 1524, lifetime papal legate, Wolsey was continually vying for control over others in the Church. Source: Internet