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Definition: Ablegate
Ablegate
\Ab"le*gate\, v. t. [L. ablegatus, p. p. of ablegare;
ab + legare to send with a commission. See
Legate.]
To send abroad. [Obs.] --Bailey.
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Ablegate
\Ab"le*gate\, n. (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.
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