To send as a representative; specifically, a papal ambassador sent on a diplomatic mission; to delegate or dispatch.
From Latin 'ablegatus,' past participle of 'ablegare' (ab- = away, legare = to send as a deputy). Used in Vatican and diplomatic contexts since medieval times.
In church history, an ablegate was the Pope's personal envoy—basically the medieval version of an ambassador with literally divine authority backing them up.
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