Legate may refer to:

People

  • Bartholomew Legate (1575–1611), English martyr
  • Julie Anne Legate (born 1972), Canadian linguistics professor

Political and religious offices

  • Legatus, a higher-ranking general officer of the Roman army drawn from among the senatorial class

:*Legatus Augusti pro praetore, a provincial governor in the Roman Imperial period

  • A member of a legation
  • A representative, such as an ambassador, envoy, or delegate.
  • Papal legate, a delegate messenger from the Holy See
  • Legate (Star Trek), a rank in the Cardassian military in the fictional Star Trek universe
  • Jiedushi, regional military governors in imperial China, sometimes translated as "legates"

See also

  • Leggatt (disambiguation)
  • Legget
  • Leggett (disambiguation)