prolegate
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin prolegatus, from pro (“for”) + legatus (“legate”).
Noun
[edit]prolegate (plural prolegates)
- (Ancient Rome) The deputy or substitute legate.
References
[edit]- “prolegate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.