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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Legation

/(lē̇*gā"shŭn)/ · Le·ga·tion · IPA
01 n. The sending forth or commissioning one person to act for another.
  1. 1.
    The sending forth or commissioning one person to act for another.
  2. 2.
    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.
  3. 3.
    The place of business or official residence of a diplomatic minister at a foreign court or seat of government.
  4. 4.
    A district under the jurisdiction of a legate.