- (n.) The place of business or official residence of a diplomatic minister at a foreign court or seat of government.
- (n.) A district under the jurisdiction of a legate.
- (n.) The sending forth or commissioning one person to act for another.
- (n.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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