† legatarianadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin legatarius , -an suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin legatarius envoy, legate (6th cent.), of or relating to an envoy or legate (from 12th cent. in British sources; < classical Latin lēgātus legate n.¹ + -ārius -ary suffix¹) + -an suffix. Compare earlier legantine adj., legatine adj.

Obsolete.

Of or relating to a legate or deputy.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [adjective] > relating to a deputy or delegate

legatarian1755

1755 T. Amory Mem. Ladies 219 He [sc. Christ] exercised a legatarian power as the ambassador of the most high God.

1766 T. Amory Life John Buncle II. ix. 333 Jesus Christ came with a legatarian power from God, the Supreme Being, to declare his will to mankind.

1818 C. A. Elton Appeal to Script. & Trad. in Def. Unitarian Faith 9 They..believed only in his legatarian and elective office, as the representative and organ of the Divinity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	legatarian
释义	† legatarianadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin legatarius , -an suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin legatarius envoy, legate (6th cent.), of or relating to an envoy or legate (from 12th cent. in British sources; < classical Latin lēgātus legate n.¹ + -ārius -ary suffix¹) + -an suffix. Compare earlier legantine adj., legatine adj. Obsolete. Of or relating to a legate or deputy. ΘΚΠ society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [adjective] > relating to a deputy or delegate legatarian1755 1755 T. Amory Mem. Ladies 219 He [sc. Christ] exercised a legatarian power as the ambassador of the most high God. 1766 T. Amory Life John Buncle II. ix. 333 Jesus Christ came with a legatarian power from God, the Supreme Being, to declare his will to mankind. 1818 C. A. Elton Appeal to Script. & Trad. in Def. Unitarian Faith 9 They..believed only in his legatarian and elective office, as the representative and organ of the Divinity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1755
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