Usually means: Official envoys or representatives of Rome.
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  1. legates: Merriam-Webster
  2. legates: Collins English Dictionary
  3. legates: Vocabulary.com
  4. Legate's, Legates, legate's, legates: Wordnik
  5. Legates, legates: Wiktionary
  6. legates: Dictionary.com
  7. Legates: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. Bouvier's Law Dictionary 1856 Edition (No longer online)
  2. Legates: Legal dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Legate)

noun:  A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions.
noun:  An ambassador or messenger.
noun:  The deputy of a provincial governor or general in ancient Rome.
verb:  (transitive) To leave as a legacy.
noun:  A surname.
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