definition of the word ablegateby the Wiktionnary
Latin ablegatus (past participle of ablegare; ab + legare), “‘to send with a commission’”) See legate.
to ablegate (third-person singular simple present ablegates, present participle ablegating, simple past and past participle ablegated)
- (obsolete) To send abroad. - Bailey
ablegate (plural ablegates)
- (Roman Catholic Church) A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office.
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