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ablegate
noun
ab·le·gate
\ˈablə̇gə̇t, -lē-, -ˌgāt\
Definition of ablegate
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: a papal envoy on a special mission (as the conveying of the insignia of office to a newly named cardinal)
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Origin and Etymology of ablegate
French ablégat, from Latin ablegatus, past participle of ablegare “to send away,” from ab- 1ab + legare “to send on a commission, dispatch”
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