Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Vulgate \Vul"gate\, n. [NL. vulgata, from L. vulgatus usual,
   common, p. p. of vulgare to make general, or common, fr.
   vulgus the multitude: cf. F. vulgate. See {Vulgar}, a.]
   An ancient Latin version of the Scripture, and the only
   version which the Roman Church admits to be authentic; -- so
   called from its common use in the Latin Church.

   Note: The Vulgate was made by Jerome at the close of the 4th
         century. The Old Testament he translated mostly from
         the Hebrew and Chaldaic, and the New Testament he
         revised from an older Latin version. The Douay version,
         so called, is an English translation from the Vulgate.
         See {Douay Bible}.

Vulgate \Vul"gate\, a.
   Of or pertaining to the Vulgate, or the old Latin version of
   the Scriptures.

Source : WordNet®

Vulgate
     n : the Latin edition of the Bible translated from Hebrew and
         Greek mainly by St. Jerome at the end of the 4th century;
         as revised in 1592 it was adopted as the official text
         for the Roman Catholic Church