Legate

leg'at, n. An emba ador or envoy; esp. the pope's emba ador to a foreign state. — Lega'tion,n. The commi ioning one person to act for another; a legate, or envoy, and the persons a ociated with him in his mi ion; the official residence of a diplomatic minister at a foreign court. Legatee, Legator. See under Legacy.