English → Latin
“ambassador” in Latin
legōto collect, gather, bring together, catch; to choose, select; to appointadministrōto attend upon, assist, serve; to take charge of, direct, manage, administer, do, accomplish; govern
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ambassador
legatus. Ambassador to treat for a peace, orator pacis or pacis petendae (v. Cic., De Rep., 2, 8; Liv, 36, 27): *legatus pacificatum or ad pacificandum missus (☞ Liv., 5, 23; 7, 40). To be an ambassador, legatum esse: legationem gerere, administrare: legatione fungi: to send ambassadors, legatos mittere; also mittere only, with qui (and subjunctive): to send ambassadors to anybody, legatos ad aliquem mittere: anybody as ambassador to anybody, aliquem legatum mittere, or aliquem legare ad aliquem (de aliqua re, if the purpose is expressed).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ambassador?
- The usual Latin words for “ambassador” are legō, administrō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.