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Definition of Ablegate
1. v. t. To send abroad.
2. n. 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.
Definition of Ablegate
1. Verb. (obsolete) To send abroad. ¹
2. Noun. (Roman Catholicism) 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ablegate
1. a papal envoy [n -S]
Medical Definition of Ablegate
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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ablegate
Literary usage of Ablegate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. At the Court of His Catholic Majesty by William Miller Collier (1912)
"For this purpose the ablegate, like an ambassador on extraordinary or special
mission, needs letters credential, and indeed, no ambassador goes forth armed ..."
2. The Catholic Record (1875)
"The ablegate then proceeded to the stand, upon which the red beretta had been
placed, and taking it therefrom, delivered it to the Archbishop, ..."
3. United States Catholic Historical Magazine by John Gilmary Shea (1888)
"The ablegate expressed himself disappointed in not meeting him. ... The ablegate
left Burlington the next day and did not see Bishop Rappe. ..."
4. Cyclopedic Review of Current History by Alfred Sidney Johnson, Clarence A. Bickford, William W. Hudson, Nathan Haskell Dole (1897)
"And still another report is that an extension over Canada of the jurisdiction
intrusted to the papal ablegate in the United States, or even the appointment ..."
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