Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Ablegate

Ablegate ({not transcribed}) , transitive verb

[Latin ablegatus, past participle of ablegare; ab + legare to send with a commission. See Legate.]

To send abroad. [Obsolete] — Bailey

Ablegate ({not transcribed}) , noun

(Roman Catholic Church) A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office.