- legatine
- adjective Date: 1611 of, headed by, or enacted under the authority of a legate
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légatine — ⇒LÉGATINE, subst. fém. HIST. DU TEXT. Étoffe mêlée de laine et de coton ou de soie. On multipliait [au XVIIe s.] les étoffes de soie (...) et des étoffes de laine (...) voire des cotonnades et même des tissus faits d éléments mélangés, telles que … Encyclopédie Universelle
Legatine — Leg a*tine ( [.a]*t[imac]n), a. 1. Of or pertaining to a legate; as, legatine power. Holinshed. [1913 Webster] 2. Made by, proceeding from, or under the sanction of, a legate; as, a legatine constitution. Ayliffe. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Legatine — Legatine, halbseidenes Zeug von geringer Güte, bes. zu Tapeten u. Meubelbeschlägen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
legatine — ˈlegəˌtēn, ˌtīn, tə̇n adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin legatinus, from Latin legatus legate + inus ine : of, headed by, or enacted under the authority of a legate the pope would send a legatine commission to England F.M.Stenton a legatine… … Useful english dictionary
legatine — /leg euh tin, tuyn /, adj. of, pertaining to, or authorized by a legate. [1605 15; < ML legatinus. See LEGATE, INE1] * * * … Universalium
legatine — adjective a) belonging to a legate b) headed by a legate … Wiktionary
legatine — adj. of an emissary, of an official delegate; of an emissary of the Pope … English contemporary dictionary
legatine — leg·a·tine … English syllables
legatine — leg•a•tine [[t]ˈlɛg ə tɪn, ˌtaɪn[/t]] adj. rel of, pertaining to, or authorized by a legate • Etymology: 1605–15; < ML lēgātīnus. See legate, ine I … From formal English to slang
Legatine Council — That of Chelsea in A. D. 787. So called from the two first Roman legates having been received in England. The payment of tithe to the Church was enforced at this time. Churchscot had been included in the laws of Inc … Medieval glossary
