Associations to the word «Legation»

Wiktionary

LEGATION, noun. The post or office of a legate; a legateship.
LEGATION, noun. A diplomatic mission.
LEGATION, noun. The official residence of a diplomat.

Dictionary definition

LEGATION, noun. The post or office of legate.
LEGATION, noun. A permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats