legate Synonyms

legate Meaning

Wordnet

legate (n)

a member of a legation

Webster

legate (n.)

An ambassador or envoy.

An ecclesiastic representing the pope and invested with the authority of the Holy See.

An official assistant given to a general or to the governor of a province.

Under the emperors, a governor sent to a province.

legate Sentence Examples

  1. The Roman legate arrived in Gaul to meet with the local leaders.
  2. The legate's job was to negotiate a peace treaty between the two warring tribes.
  3. The legate spoke eloquently and persuasively, and he was able to convince the leaders to reach an agreement.
  4. The legate's mission was a success, and he returned to Rome a hero.
  5. The legate was given a triumphal parade in Rome, and he was awarded a laurel wreath.
  6. The legate's accomplishments were recorded in the annals of Roman history.
  7. The legate's name was Marcus Tullius Cicero, and he was one of the greatest orators and statesmen in Roman history.
  8. Cicero was a strong supporter of the Roman Republic, and he opposed the rise of Julius Caesar.
  9. Cicero was eventually assassinated by Mark Antony, one of Caesar's supporters.
  10. Cicero's death marked the end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire.

FAQs About the word legate

a member of a legationAn ambassador or envoy., An ecclesiastic representing the pope and invested with the authority of the Holy See., An official assistant giv

envoy, minister, representative, delegate,ambassador, consul,agent, emissary, diplomat, deputy

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The Roman legate arrived in Gaul to meet with the local leaders.

The legate's job was to negotiate a peace treaty between the two warring tribes.

The legate spoke eloquently and persuasively, and he was able to convince the leaders to reach an agreement.

The legate's mission was a success, and he returned to Rome a hero.