LEGATION
\lɛɡˈe͡ɪʃən], \lɛɡˈeɪʃən], \l_ɛ_ɡ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of LEGATION
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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The sending forth or commissioning one person to act for another.
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A legate, or envoy, and the persons associated with him in his mission; an embassy; or, in stricter usage, a diplomatic minister and his suite; a deputation.
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The place of business or official residence of a diplomatic minister at a foreign court or seat of government.
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A district under the jurisdiction of a legate.
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The sending forth or commissioning one person to act for another.
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A legate, or envoy, and the persons associated with him in his mission; an embassy; or, in stricter usage, a diplomatic minister and his suite; a deputation.
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The place of business or official residence of a diplomatic minister at a foreign court or seat of government.
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A district under the jurisdiction of a legate.
By Noah Webster.
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The authorizing of one person to act for another; an embassy; an ambassador and his associates; the official dwelling place of an ambassador.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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