HyperDic: legate

English > 1 sense of the word *legate*:
NOUN	person	legate, official emissary	a member of a legation

legate > pronunciation
Sounds	leh'gaht
Rhymes	abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht...

English > *legate*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	A member of a legation.
Synonym	official emissary
Member of	legation, foreign mission	A permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister
Broader	emissary, envoy	someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
Spanish	emisario oficial, legado
Catalan	emissari oficial, legat
Nouns	legateship	the post or office of legate