legate

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
legate /ˈlɛgət/

▶noun

• 1 a member of the clergy who represents the Pope.

• 2 a general or governor of an ancient Roman province, or their deputy.

• 3 archaic an ambassador or messenger.

– derivatives
legateship noun,
legatine /-tɪn/ adjective.

– origin OE, from OFr. legat, from L. legatus, legare ‘depute, delegate, bequeath’.