Examples of “legate” in a Sentence

noun An official representative sent by the pope on a special church mission.

• The pope dispatched a legate to negotiate with the emperor.

noun An ambassador or official envoy.

• The dark figure on the raised white terrace; legate of the sun facing the sun; the most ancient royal power. — John Fowles, The Magus (1965)
• The king received the foreign legate with full ceremony.