Vŭl'gate1, n.
(45), n. [Fr. vulgate, N. Lat. vulgata, from Lat. vulgatus, usual, common, p. p. of vulgare, to make general or common, from vulgus, the multitude. See VULGAR.] A very ancient Latin version of the Scriptures, and the only one which the Roman Catholic church admits to be authentic;—so called from its common use in the Latin church.