legation

See also: légation

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin lēgātiō.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

legation (plural legations)

1. The post or office of a legate; a legateship.
2. A diplomatic mission.
3. The official residence of a diplomat.

Derived terms

• legationary

Translations

post or office of a legate; a legateship

• Irish: leagáideacht f
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diplomatic mission

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official residence of a diplomat

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Translations to be checked

• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} gezantschap (nl) n
• Latin: ^{(please verify)} legatio (la) f
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• Serbo-Croatian: ^{(please verify)} poslanstvo (sh), ^{(please verify)} poslaništvo

Anagrams

• gelatino-, gelation