Legat
German, noun/leˈɡaːt/
Legat is spelled L-E-G-A-T (5 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 38,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Legat is a German neuter noun meaning “legacy, a detachment of certain items of the heritage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “römischer Gesandter im Range eines Unterfeldherrn”.
What does Legat mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterlegacy, a detachment of certain items of the heritage
noun
- 1
masculinelegate
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. römischer Gesandter im Range eines Unterfeldherrn 2. päpstlicher Gesandter (oft ein Kardinal mit einem päpstlichen Sonderauftrag)
noun: 1. Verfügung von Todes wegen über eine Sache oder ein Recht, ein Vermächtnis (siehe Kodizill)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Legat
- Legates genitive
- Legats genitive
- Legate plural
- Legaten dative definite plural
- Legatin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Legat?
- /leˈɡaːt/
- [leˈɡaːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Legat
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Legat in German?
Legat appears 1.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).