ablegate Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ab"le*gate transitive verb
Etymology
L. ablegatus, p. p. of ablegare; ab + legare to send with a commission. See Legate.
Definitions
  1. To send abroad. Obs. Bailey.
Ab"le*gate noun
Definitions
  1. (R. C. Ch.) 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.

Webster 1913