legatorialadj.

Brit.

/ˌlɛɡəˈtɔːrɪəl/, U.S.

/ˌlɛɡəˈtɔriəl/

Forms: 1600s legatoriall, 1700s– legatorial.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin legatorius , -al suffix¹; legator n., -ial suffix.

Etymology: Partly (in sense 1) < post-classical Latin legatorius of or relating to a legate or ambassador (4th cent.; 12th cent. in a British source; < classical Latin lēgātus legate n.¹ + -ōrius -ory suffix²) + -al suffix¹; partly (in sense 2) < legator n. + -ial suffix.

1. Of, belonging, or relating to a legate or ambassador; that is a legate; = legative adj. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [adjective] > of or relating to ambassador

ambassadorial1656

legatorial1656

fetial1684

embassadoriala1734

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > pope > offices or officials > [adjective] > envoy

legantine1528

legatine1533

legative1565

legatorial1656

1656 J. Fowler Hist. Troubles Suethland & Poland 185 His Lordship argued the matter so farr as his Legatoriall Office would permit.

1769 ‘Coriat Junior’ Another Traveller! II. 201 Princes, potentates and their legatorial representatives.

1854 W. B. MacCabe Catholic Hist. Eng. III. ii. 79 The following is the legatorial document: ‘John the Fifteenth, Pope of the Holy Roman Church to all the faithful.’

1992 Novum Testamentum 34 120 This text..[includes] not only the details of the foundation itself..but public decrees and proconsular and legatorial letters concerning it.

2. Of or relating to a legator or testator.In quot. 1840: relating to a legacy.

ΚΠ

1840 R. Mudie Man, as Moral & Accountable Being 95 Much of the vital energy of the female works for posterity; and any excess in the general vital system of course increases this legatorial part also.

1883 J. Payn Thicker than Water III. xli. 115 Knowing that his codicil was secure, the legatorial anxieties which were obviously consuming those about him were not without their charms for him.

1977 D. Armstrong Win at Gin & Poker iii. 191 This action provoked an argument from George, a lawyer whose ever-sensitive legatorial tendrils sensed a potential damage suit.

2010 C. Miller Knight in Politics i. 20 It may also account for his loyal attachment to his maternal family and their legatorial generosity towards him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	legatorial
释义	legatorialadj. Brit. /ˌlɛɡəˈtɔːrɪəl/, U.S. /ˌlɛɡəˈtɔriəl/ Forms: 1600s legatoriall, 1700s– legatorial. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin legatorius , -al suffix¹; legator n., -ial suffix. Etymology: Partly (in sense 1) < post-classical Latin legatorius of or relating to a legate or ambassador (4th cent.; 12th cent. in a British source; < classical Latin lēgātus legate n.¹ + -ōrius -ory suffix²) + -al suffix¹; partly (in sense 2) < legator n. + -ial suffix. 1. Of, belonging, or relating to a legate or ambassador; that is a legate; = legative adj. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [adjective] > of or relating to ambassador ambassadorial1656 legatorial1656 fetial1684 embassadoriala1734 society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > pope > offices or officials > [adjective] > envoy legantine1528 legatine1533 legative1565 legatorial1656 1656 J. Fowler Hist. Troubles Suethland & Poland 185 His Lordship argued the matter so farr as his Legatoriall Office would permit. 1769 ‘Coriat Junior’ Another Traveller! II. 201 Princes, potentates and their legatorial representatives. 1854 W. B. MacCabe Catholic Hist. Eng. III. ii. 79 The following is the legatorial document: ‘John the Fifteenth, Pope of the Holy Roman Church to all the faithful.’ 1992 Novum Testamentum 34 120 This text..[includes] not only the details of the foundation itself..but public decrees and proconsular and legatorial letters concerning it. 2. Of or relating to a legator or testator.In quot. 1840: relating to a legacy. ΚΠ 1840 R. Mudie Man, as Moral & Accountable Being 95 Much of the vital energy of the female works for posterity; and any excess in the general vital system of course increases this legatorial part also. 1883 J. Payn Thicker than Water III. xli. 115 Knowing that his codicil was secure, the legatorial anxieties which were obviously consuming those about him were not without their charms for him. 1977 D. Armstrong Win at Gin & Poker iii. 191 This action provoked an argument from George, a lawyer whose ever-sensitive legatorial tendrils sensed a potential damage suit. 2010 C. Miller Knight in Politics i. 20 It may also account for his loyal attachment to his maternal family and their legatorial generosity towards him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1656
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