ab·le·gate
| \ ˈablə̇gə̇t, -lē-, -ˌgāt \
plural -s
Definition of ablegate
: a papal envoy on a special mission (as the conveying of the insignia of office to a newly named cardinal)
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The first known use of ablegate was in 1817
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