English Explanatory Dictionary

ablegate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To send abroad.
noun
  1. 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.
  2. An elected representative of a Hungarian royal free city, charged to be a speaker at the Diet of Hungary and to express the opinion of the city.

Pronunciation

/ˈæb.lə.ɡeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ablegate1.wav /ˈæb.lə.ɡət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ablegate2.wav

Word forms

ablegate ablegates ablegating ablegated

Etymology

Borrowed from French ablégate, from Latin ablēgātus, perfect passive participle of ablēgō (“to send off or away; banish”), from ab (“from, away from”) + lēgō (“to dispatch, send on a commission”). See legate.

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