legatine

[ leg-uh-tin, -tahyn ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or authorized by a legate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of legatine¹

From the Medieval Latin word lēgātīnus, dating back to 1605–15. See legate, -ine ¹

Example Sentences

The legatine court opened at Blackfriars on the 18th of June 1529, but the final result was certain.

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He received a legatine commission, and became sole justiciar.

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Henry had forgotten them when he applied for a Legatine commission to try his cause in London.

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Blackfriars, the trial of the divorce cause before the Legatine court at, 49;the Papal supremacy on its trial there, 100.

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On the night of the 23rd, however, Pate returned from the court with a message that the legatine insignia might be displayed.

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