leg ‧ ate /ˈleɡət, ˈleɡɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: legat , from Latin legatus , from the past participle of legare 'to send as a representative, leave after your death' , from lex ; ⇨ ↑ legal ]
an important official representative, especially an official representative of the ↑ Pope