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legate

le·gate

UK/ˈlɛɡɪt/ US/ˈlɛɡət/ rare obsolete

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Borrowed from Latin lēgātum (“a legacy”), substantivized from the neuter forms of the perfect passive participle of lēgō (“to bequeath, leave as legacy, legate”). Doublet of legacy.

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