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ablegates

ablegates is the plural of ablegate.

ablegates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ablegate.

Meaning of ablegate

Noun

ablegate (plural ablegates)

  1. (obsolete) 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.
  2. (historical, obsolete) An elected representative of a Hungarian royal free city, charged to be a speaker at the Diet of Hungary and to express the opinion of the city.

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Questions about ablegates

What is ablegates the plural of?
Ablegates is the plural of ablegate.

Words near ablegates in the dictionary

  1. abled
  2. abledness
  3. ableds
  4. ablegate
  5. ablegated
  6. ablegates
  7. ablegating
  8. ablegation
  9. ablegations
  10. ableism
  11. ableisms

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