a. Obs. rare–1. [f. med.L. lēgātāri-us (f. lēgātus LEGATE) + -AN.] Of or pertaining to a legate or deputy.
1766. Amory, J. Buncle (1770), IV. 83. Jesus Christ came with a legatarian power from God, the Supreme Being, to declare his will to mankind.
a. Obs. rare–1. [f. med.L. lēgātāri-us (f. lēgātus LEGATE) + -AN.] Of or pertaining to a legate or deputy.
1766. Amory, J. Buncle (1770), IV. 83. Jesus Christ came with a legatarian power from God, the Supreme Being, to declare his will to mankind.
