Definitions For Ablegate

Noun

ABLEGATE (plural ABLEGATEs) (Roman Catholicism) A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office. (historical) An elected representative of a royal free city, charged to be a speaker at the {{w, Diet of Hungary}} and to express the opinion of the city.

Translations

Dutch: ablegaat, m, pauselijke gezant, m Portuguese: ablegado, m

Verb

ablegat (transitive, obsolete) To send abroad.

Translations

Portuguese: ablegar

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, fr, ablegat, ablégate}}, from {{der, en, la, ablēgātus}}, perfect passive participle of ablēgō, , I send off or away; banish, from ab, , from, away from + lēgō, , I dispatch, send on a commission. See legate.