Definition/Meaning of ablegate

• English - Verb: ablegate ( third-person singular simple present ablegates , present participle ablegating , simple past and past participle ablegated ) ( obsolete ) To send abroad . (Can we find and add a quotation of Bailey to this entry?) Thou hellish Dog , Depart , or I will amand , ablegate , and send thee to some vast and horrid Desert ." (R. Carpenter , Pragmatical Jesuit 64 , c1660) Translations
• English - 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 . Translations
• Latin - Verb: ablēgāte first-person plural present active imperative of ablēgō
• English - Etymology: From French ablégate , from Latin ablēgātus , perfect passive participle of ablēgō ( “ I send off or away; banish ” ), from ab ( “ from , away from ” ) + lēgō ( “ I dispatch , send on a commission ” ). See legate .
• English - Pronunciation: ( US ) IPA (key) : /ˈæ.bləˌɡeɪt/ , /ˈæ.bləˌɡət/