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legation

[ li-gey-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

legation

/ lɪˈɡeɪʃən /

1425–75; late Middle English legacion < Latin lēgātiōn- (stem of lēgātiō ) embassy. See legate, -ion

C15: from Latin lēgātiō, from lēgātus legate

He took her under his wing, designating her the Spanish legation interpreter.

I went to a dinner at an American Legation once and two of your countrywomen came with their hats on.

Melfort was particularly active in laying traps for the young noblemen and gentlemen of the Legation.

Every gentleman of the legation had a gamekeeper specially assigned to him.

On the solution of this inquiry into the divine legation of Moses hang momentous issues.

I was to live at the Legation, there being no Ambassadorial women folks to make the staff de trop.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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