legatee

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One who receives a legacy
{n} one who has a legacy left
someone who receives money or property from a person who has died (legate (16-21 centuries), from legatus; LEGATE)
One to whom a legacy is bequeathed
someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed
{i} person who inherits a legacy; beneficiary, inheritor
legate
The deputy of a provincial governor or general in ancient Rome
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A deputy representing the Pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions
legate
An ambassador or messenger
legate
{n} an ambassador, especially from the pope
A legatee
legatary
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An ambassador or envoy
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{i} official representative, emissary; representative of the Pope; assistant to an official (Roman History)
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An official assistant given to a general or to the governor of a province
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A legate is a person who is the official representative of another person, especially the Pope's official representative in a particular country. = representative. an important official representative, especially an official representative of the Pope (legat, from legatus, from the past participle of legare , from lex; LEGAL)
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{f} bequeath, leave property to someone in a will, give by will
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a member of a legation
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An ecclesiastic representing the pope and invested with the authority of the Holy See
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Under the emperors, a governor sent to a province
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