ablegate
noun
ab·le·gate
ˈablə̇gə̇t,
-lē-,
-ˌgāt
plural -s
: a papal envoy on a special mission (as the conveying of the insignia of office to a newly named cardinal)
Word History
Etymology
French ablégat, from Latin ablegatus, past participle of ablegare "to send away," from ab- ab entry 1 + legare "to send on a commission, dispatch"
First Known Use
1817, in the meaning defined above