legatine

[ leg-uh-tin, -tahyn ]

/ ˈlɛg ə tɪn, -ˌtaɪn /

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adjective

of, relating to, or authorized by a legate.

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Origin of legatine

From the Medieval Latin word lēgātīnus, dating back to 1605–15. See legate, -ine¹

Words nearby legatine

legal weight, Leganés, Legaspi, legate, legatee, legatine, legation, legato, legator, leg before wicket, leg-break

How to use legatine in a sentence

The legatine court opened at Blackfriars on the 18th of June 1529, but the final result was certain.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
He received a legatine commission, and became sole justiciar.
The English Church in the Middle Ages|William Hunt
Henry had forgotten them when he applied for a Legatine commission to try his cause in London.
The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon|J.A. Froude
Blackfriars, the trial of the divorce cause before the Legatine court at, 49;the Papal supremacy on its trial there, 100.
The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon|J.A. Froude

On the night of the 23rd, however, Pate returned from the court with a message that the legatine insignia might be displayed.
The Reign of Mary Tudor|W. Llewelyn Williams.