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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Ablegate

· Ab·le·gate · IPA /ˈæb.lə.ɡeɪt/
01 v. t. To send abroad.
  1. 1.
    To send abroad.[Obs.]
02 n. A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named car…
  1. 1.
    A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office.(R. C. Ch.)