"legator" meaning in Latin

See legator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɫeːˈɡaː.tɔr] [Classical-Latin], [leˈɡaː.tor] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin lēgō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin lēgātor From lēgō (“leave or bequeath as a legacy”) + -tor. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|lēgō<t:leave or bequeath as a legacy>|-tor|text=+|title=lēgātor|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin lēgō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin lēgātor [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-tōr", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-tor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "lēgātor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="lēgātor"> From lēgō (“leave or bequeath as a legacy”) + -tor. Head templates: {{la-noun|lēgātor<3>}} lēgātor m (genitive lēgātōris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|lēgātor<3>}} Forms: lēgātor [canonical, masculine], lēgātōris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], lēgātor [nominative, singular], lēgātōrēs [nominative, plural], lēgātōris [genitive, singular], lēgātōrum [genitive, plural], lēgātōrī [dative, singular], lēgātōribus [dative, plural], lēgātōrem [accusative, singular], lēgātōrēs [accusative, plural], lēgātōre [ablative, singular], lēgātōribus [ablative, plural], lēgātor [singular, vocative], lēgātōrēs [plural, vocative]
  1. Somebody who leaves something by will or leaves a legacy; testator. Tags: declension-3 Synonyms: testātor
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Download raw JSONL data for legator meaning in Latin (4.8kB)

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  "section": "Latin",
  "subsection": "noun",
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