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Legation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The purpose for which a legate is sent; a legate's mission or commission. Now rare (cf. OED)
  2. 2
    the post or office of legate wordnet
  3. 3
    The post or office of a legate; a legateship.
  4. 4
    a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister wordnet
  5. 5
    A diplomatic mission.
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  1. 6
    The official residence of a diplomat.

Etymology

From Latin lēgātiō.

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