ablegate

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ablégate, from Latin ablēgātus, perfect passive participle of ablēgō (“to send off or away; banish”), from ab (“from, away from”) + lēgō (“to dispatch, send on a commission”). See legate. === Pronunciation 1 === IPA(key): /ˈæb.lə.ɡeɪt/ ==== Verb ==== ablegate (third-person singular simple present ablegates, present participle ablegating, simple past and past participle ablegated) (obsolete) (transitive) To send abroad. ===== Translations ===== === Pronunciation 2 === IPA(key): /ˈæb.lə.ɡət/ ==== 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 Hungarian royal free city, charged to be a speaker at the Diet of Hungary and to express the opinion of the city. ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === gateable == Latin == === Verb === ablēgāte second-person plural present active imperative of ablēgō