legate

名词 legate:

1. a member of a legation
   同义词：official emissary

1. The priest was appointed the legate by the pope.
   这位牧师被教皇指定为他的高级使节。　

leg.ate

n.Abbr. leg.（名词）缩写 leg.
An official emissary, especially an official representative of the pope.
使节，使者：官方使者，尤指罗马教堂的正式官方代表

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French legat
源自 古法语 legat
from Medieval Latin lôg3tus
源自 中世纪拉丁语 lôg3tus
from Latin [past participle of] lôg3re [to depute] * see leg-
源自 拉丁语 [] lôg3re的过去分词 [委派…为代表] *参见 leg-

【引伸】
leg.ateship.
n.（名词）