legation

See also: légation

English

Etymology

From Latin lēgātiō.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

legation (plural legations)

1. The purpose for which a legate is sent; a legate's mission or commission. Now rare (cf. OED)
2. The post or office of a legate; a legateship.
3. A diplomatic mission.
4. The official residence of a diplomat.

Derived terms

• legationary

Translations

post or office of a legate; a legateship

• Irish: leagáideacht f
• Italian: legazia f

diplomatic mission

• Bulgarian: легация f (legacija), посолство n (posolstvo)
• Danish: gesandtskab n
• Esperanto: legacio
• French: légation (fr) f
• Indonesian: legasi (id)
• Spanish: legación f

official residence of a diplomat

• Bulgarian: резиденция (bg) f (rezidencija)

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Translations to be checked

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

Anagrams

• gelatino-, gelation, lagonite