1. Zaveštanje, ostavljanje u nasledstvo jednog dela ostavštine nekom licu koje inače ne bi po zakonu, imalo prava na nasledstvo.
2. Kod starih Rimljana: podvojvoda koji je zapovedao jednim krilom vojske u ratu; najviši pomoćnik namesnika neke pokrajine; namesnik carske pokrajine; u novije doba: papin izaslanik ili stalni pretstavnik u nekoj državi; legatus a later ili de latere, papin poslanik prvog reda, kardinal-poslanik; opunomoćenik Svete stolice u stvarima duhovnog suda za jednu veću oblast. (lat.)
ETYM Latin (assumed) legatia, for legatum, from legare to appoint by last will, to bequeath as a legacy, to depute: cf. Old Fren. legat legacy. Related to Legate.
1. A gift left to one's descendants.
2. A gift or standard left to those who remain after one leaves.
In law, a gift of personal property made by a testator in a will and transferred on the testator’s death to the legatee. Specific legacies are definite named objects; a general legacy is a sum of money or item not specially identified; a residuary legacy is all the remainder of the deceased’s personal estate after debts have been paid and the other legacies have been distributed.
ETYM Old Eng. legat, Latin legatus, from legare to send with a commission or charge, to depute, from lex, legis, law: cf. French légat, Italian legato. Related to Legal.
Papal envoy; ambassador.
A member of a legation; SYN. official emissary.