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Legate
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) An official assistant given to a general or to the governor of a province.
(2):
(n.) An ecclesiastic representing the pope and invested with the authority of the Holy See.
(3):
(n.) An ambassador or envoy.
(4):
(n.) Under the emperors, a governor sent to a province.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Legate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/l/legate.html. 1828.