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legate

1. leg.ate \'leg-*t\ \-.ship\ n [ME, fr. OF & L; OF legat, fr. L legatus 
   deputy, emissary, fr. pp.]of legare to depute, send as emissary, bequeath, 
   fr. leg-, lex : a usu. official emissary  - leg.ate.ship n
2. le.gate \li-'ga-t\ \-'ga-t-*r\ vt [legatus, pp. of legare to bequeath] : 
   BEQUEATH  - le.ga.tor n