legate

ˈlɛgət
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Translation of legate from English into Dutch

Noun

1.

diplomacy

Rare
ambassador or envoy
Rare
  • The legate negotiated the peace treaty.De gezant onderhandelde over het vredesverdrag.
2.

religion

TECH.
papal ambassador on special church missions
TECH.
legaat npauselijk gezant kerkelijke gezant
  • The legate was sent to resolve the dispute.De legaat werd gestuurd om het geschil op te lossen.
3.

ancient Rome

Rare
deputy of a Roman provincial governor
Rare
  • The legate governed the province in the governor's absence.De legaat bestuurde de provincie in afwezigheid van de gouverneur.
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Synonyms and analogies of legate in English

Examples of legate in a sentence

  • A papal legate attended the conference on behalf of the Pope.
  • A legate was appointed to oversee the church's interests abroad.
  • The legate delivered the Pope's message to the congregation.
  • The legate was respected by the local citizens.
  • A legate was appointed to oversee the military operations.

Translations of "legate" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
legaatnn.

With my encouragement, he has decided to appoint you an official legate.

Na mijn aanmoediging... heeft hij besloten je aan te wijzen als legaat.

I suggest we send word to the legate in Syria, ask if he can spare a century.

Ik stel voor om de legaat in Syrië te vragen of hij een centurie kan missen.

gezantnm.

She got a legate appointment a while back, in Berlin.

Ze is 'n tijd geleden benoemd als gezant in Berlijn.

After unheeded warnings and the murder of a church legate, Pope Innocent III initiated a crusade against the Cathars.

Na verwaarloosde waarschuwingen en de moord op een pauselijke gezant, paus Innocentius III begon een kruistocht tegen de Katharen.

afgezantnm.

With my encouragement, he has decided to appoint you an official legate.

Onder mijn toedoen besloot hij je aan te stellen als officieel afgezant.

We will nominate a legate of our choice -

We zullen een afgezant benoemen van onze keuze

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And what does legate imply?

En wat omvat afgezant?

And what does legate imply?

En wat omvat afgezant?

He probably met her during his tenure as legate under his uncle.

Het is zeer waarschijnlijk dat hij haar ontmoette tijdens zijn termijn als legaat in Africa onder zijn oom.

So... so, I just... I somehow conjured a-a fake FBI agent who just happens to have the same name as the real legate, who I've never met or even heard of.

Dus ik roep een valse FBI agent op, met toevallig dezelfde naam als de echte gezant, die ik nooit ontmoet had of kende.

So... so, I just... I somehow conjured a-a fake FBI agent who just happens to have the same name as the real legate, who I've never met or even heard of.

Dus ik roep een valse FBI agent op, met toevallig dezelfde naam als de echte gezant, die ik nooit ontmoet had of kende.

In Belgium it may be profitable for your heir to choose a 'duo legate'.

In sommige situaties kan het voor uw erfgenamen voordelig zijn als u een duo legaat opstelt.

She got a legate appointment a while back, in Berlin.

Ze is 'n tijd geleden benoemd als gezant in Berlijn.

We entertained the Pope's legate as he passed through France.

Wij ontvingen de pauselijke legaat als gast bij het passeren door Frankrijk.

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