Legate is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for LEGATE in dictionary:

VERB:
• to bequeath
• leave as legacy
NOUN:
• an emissary of the pope
• a member of the clergy, especially a cardinal, representing the Pope
• an ambassador or messenger.
• a general or governor of an ancient Roman province, or their deputy
• messenger or representative, esp from the Pope
• An ambassador or envoy.
• An ecclesiastic representing the pope and invested with the authority of the Holy See.
• An official assistant given to a general or to the governor of a province.
• Under the emperors, a governor sent to a province.
• a member of a legation

Words related to LEGATE

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Words that contain LEGATE

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How to use LEGATE in a sentence

• They had expelled a Papal Legate, incurring excommunication thereby.
• In March, 1612, Bartholomew Legate was burned at Smithfield, and a month later Edward Wightman had the same fate at Lichfield.
• The legate, somewhat embarrassed, it is said, proposed to appoint two bishops and four knights, who, in concert with him, should choose a new master for the conquered territories.
• Having escaped the vigilance of the legate of Bologna, he proceeded there himself, accompanied by 300 soldiers, whom he had enlisted in his service.
• Induced at last by the legate to undertake the charge, from that moment he shrank from none of its responsibilities.
• But the ultimate authority resided with the new legate Pandulf, who, without any formal designation, was the real successor of the marshal.
• In all doubtful points the will of the legate seems to have prevailed.
• Finding that the legate was too strong for him, Langton betook himself to Rome, and remained there nearly a year.
• In April, 1267, he made his way with a great following to London, professing that he wished to hold a conference with the legate.
• A papal legate held a council in Edinburgh in 1177, and ten years afterwards Pope Clement III took the Scottish Church directly under his own protection.
• The Legate of the Apostolic See I will treat honourably in his coming and going, and will help him in his needs.
• When it again opened in 1545, Pole reappeared as Legate.
• His legate recited all he had been able to learn of the new king they were now expecting in Judea.
• I believe it is known to you in what way Cardinal Cajetan, your imprudent and unfortunate, nay unfaithful, legate, acted towards me.
• After exacting enormous sums from the wealthy cities of Asia, he left his legate, L.
• Antony, with Octavia, returned to the East, where he found that his legate Ventidius had gained the most brilliant success over the Parthians.
• Julius Agricola, father-in-law of the historian Tacitus, entered Britain as legate to Petilius Cerialis.
• The archbishop of Canterbury was obliged to pay a large sum of money to the legate, in order to suppress all complaints with regard to this enormity.
• Lest therefore, the nation should suffer for want of a sovereign, he, as legate, had summoned them together, and by them the empress had been elected Lady of England.
• Ten years later he proved false to this oath, and the Papal Legate solemnly excommunicated him with bell, book, and candle.
• Thus Livingstone became almost as much the guide and referee of the Zambesi expedition as ever a Cardinal Legate was of a crusade.
• I only knew that Vainwal had a red sun, and that the Terran Legate could use a trained Intelligence officer.
• The interior of the tomb was, however, left in some confusion so that the papal legate determined himself to repair it.
• Outside the tomb he placed his coat-of-arms, and on either side that of the legate of the province and that of the Franciscan Order.
• This question came to be discussed in the council of the Achaeans, where the legate of Antiochus urged them to stand neutral.
• So said Gardiner, and so said the papal legate and the queen, in the delirious belief that they were the chosen instruments of Providence.
• Despite his undisguised hostility to Spaniards, the Legate furnished the ambassador with a safe-conduct over the frontier into Spain.

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