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单词 legatarian
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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.
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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).
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