ˈablə̇gə̇t, -lē-, -ˌgāt noun
( -s )
Etymology: French ablégat, from Latin ablegatus, past participle of ablegare to send away, from ab- ab (I) + legare to send on a commission, dispatch — more at legate
: a papal envoy on a special mission (as the conveying of the insignia of office to a newly named cardinal)