Origin: Latin suffix -ate
Definition, synonyms and related words
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.
To send abroad.
The word ablegate comes from the French ablégate and originally derives from Latin, where it meant someone who was sent off or banished. Its root combines the idea of moving away with the act of dispatching someone on a mission.