† legatessn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: legate n.¹, -ess suffix¹.

Etymology: < legate n.¹ + -ess suffix¹, after German Legatin (1826 in the passage translated; rare). Compare legate a latere at legate n.¹ 1b.

Obsolete. rare.

A female legate.

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1827 T. Carlyle tr. J. P. F. Richter in German Romance III. 212 She was..his Castle-Stewardess, and Legatess a Latere [Ger. a latere-Legatin] for his domestics.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	legatess
释义	† legatessn. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: legate n.¹, -ess suffix¹. Etymology: < legate n.¹ + -ess suffix¹, after German Legatin (1826 in the passage translated; rare). Compare legate a latere at legate n.¹ 1b. Obsolete. rare. A female legate. ΚΠ 1827 T. Carlyle tr. J. P. F. Richter in German Romance III. 212 She was..his Castle-Stewardess, and Legatess a Latere [Ger. a latere-Legatin] for his domestics. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1827
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