See also: légat

English

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Etymology

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Syllabic abbreviation of legal attaché.

Noun

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legat (plural legats)

  1. A legal attaché.

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Latin

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Etymology 1

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From legō (read).

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legat

  1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of legō

Etymology 2

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From lēx (a formal motion for a law).

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lēgat

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of lēgō

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Latin legatum.

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legat n (definite singular legatet, indefinite plural legat or legater, definite plural legata or legatene)

  1. endowment, bequest, legacy
    • 2017, Linda Ask-Knutsen, Udødelig[1], EbnPublish, →ISBN:
      Moses styrte legatet og en bankboks, som noen er interessert i.
      Moses managed the legacy and a safe-deposit box that some are interested in.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Latin legatum.

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legat n (definite singular legatet, indefinite plural legat, definite plural legata)

  1. endowment, bequest, legacy

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Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin.

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legat oblique singularm (oblique plural legaz or legatz, nominative singular legaz or legatz, nominative plural legat)

  1. legate (governor appointed by the Pope)
  2. legate (governor in Ancient Rome)

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  • English: legate
  • French: légat

Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin lēgātus.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.ɡat/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡat
  • Syllabification: le‧gat

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legat m pers

  1. (Catholicism) legate (deputy representing the Pope)
  2. (historical) legate (deputy of a provincial governor in ancient Rome)

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legat m inan

  1. (law) legacy (money or property bequeathed in a will)
    Synonym: zapis

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Further reading

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  • legat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • legat in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Past participle of lega.

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Adjective

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legat m or n (feminine singular legată, masculine plural legați, feminine and neuter plural legate)

  1. tied, bound

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Adverb

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legat

  1. coherently

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legat (past participle of lega)

  1. past participle of lega

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Swedish

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Etymology 1

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From Latin legatum. Compare English legacy and German Legat.

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legat n

  1. (law) a legacy
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Etymology 2

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From Latin legatus. Compare German Legat, English legate, and French légat.

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legat c

  1. a legate, an emissary
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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legat

  1. supine of ligga

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