legate
noun
[ ˈlɛɡət ]
• a member of the clergy, especially a cardinal, representing the Pope.
• "a papal legate arrived in France on a peacemaking mission"
• a general or governor of an ancient Roman province, or their deputy.
• "the Roman legate of Syria"
Origin:
late Old English, from Old French legat, from Latin legatus, past participle of legare ‘depute, delegate, bequeath’.
