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legate(2)(dictionary)
legate(dictionary)

legate(2) (iou)



legate verb trans. L15.
[Latin legat- pa. ppl stem of legare bequeath, (also) send as an envoy: see -ATE3.]
Give by will, bequeath. Freq. in give and legate.
lega'tee noun a person to whom a legacy has been bequeathed (residuary legatee: see RESIDUARY 1) L17.