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legatine

[leg-uh-tin, -tahyn]

adjective

of, pertaining to, or authorized by a legate.

Origin:
1605–15; < Medieval Latin lēgātīnus. See legate, -ine¹

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legate (ˈlɛɡɪt)

—n
1.	a messenger, envoy, or delegate
2.	RC Church an emissary to a foreign state representing the Pope

[Old English, via Old French from Latin lēgātus deputy, from lēgāre to delegate; related to lēx law]

'legateship

—n

legatine

—*adj*

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legatine

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