legate
Pronunce (5)
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/ˈlɛɡɪt/
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/ˈlɛɡət/
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/ˈliːɡeɪt/
Note sulla pronuncia
- nonstandard
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/ləˈɡeɪt/
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ˈlɛɡɪt
Sostantivo
A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions.
An ambassador or messenger.
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Altri esempi (1)
Moſt great and puiſant Monarke of the earth, Your Baſſoe wil accompliſh your beheſt: And ſhew your pleaſure to the Perſean, As fits the Legate of the ſtately Turke.
The dark figure on the raised white terrace; legate of the sun facing the sun; the most ancient royal power.
The deputy of a provincial governor or general in ancient Rome.
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Legate, I had the news last night—my cohort ordered home By ships to Portus Itius and thence by road to Rome.
Verbo
To leave as a legacy.
Uso- transitivo
Sostantivo
A legacy or bequest.
Uso- obsoleto
Sostantivo
a member of a legation
- Sinonimi
Forme della parola
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