Crossword clues for legation
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Legation \Le*ga"tion\ (l[-e]*g[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. legatio: cf. F. l['e]gation, It. legazione. See Legate.]
The sending forth or commissioning one person to act for another. ``The Divine legation of Moses.''
--Bp. Warburton.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.
The place of business or official residence of a diplomatic minister at a foreign court or seat of government.
A district under the jurisdiction of a legate.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-15c., from Old French legation and directly from Latin legationem (nominative legatio) "the office of an ambassador," noun of action from past participle stem of legare (see legate).
Wiktionary
n. 1 The post or office of a legate; a legateship. 2 A diplomatic mission. 3 The official residence of a diplomat.
WordNet
n. the post or office of legate [syn: legateship]
a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister [syn: foreign mission]
Wikipedia
In diplomacy, a legation was a diplomatic representative office lower than an embassy. Where an embassy was headed by an ambassador, a legation was headed by a Minister. Ambassadors outranked Ministers and had precedence at official events.
Through the 19th century and the early years of the 20th century, most diplomatic missions were legations. An ambassador was considered the personal representative of his monarch, so only a major power that was a monarchy would send an ambassador and establish an embassy. A republic or a smaller monarchy would only send a Minister and establish a legation. Diplomatic reciprocity meant that even a major monarchy would only establish a legation in a republic or a smaller monarchy. For example, in the waning years of the Second French Empire, the North German Confederation had an embassy in Paris, while Bavaria and the United States had legations.
The practice of establishing legations gradually fell from favor as the embassy became the standard form of diplomatic mission. The establishment of the French Third Republic and the continued growth of the United States meant that two of the Great Powers were now republics. The French Republic continued the French Empire's practice of sending and receiving ambassadors. In 1893, the United States followed the French precedent and began sending ambassadors, upgrading its legations to embassies. The last remaining American legations, in Bulgaria and Hungary, were upgraded to embassies in 1966.
Usage examples of "legation".
Jacob Ascher happens to be president of the Jewish Council of Berne, a rich man who hounds all the legations for refugee visas.
Its spirals were mirror-shielded iceballs, gathered into orbit by the member peoples of the Elderhood to hold their missions and legations.
Pedrito, the guerrillero, whom I exposed in Paris, some years ago, in a cafe frequented by South American students, where he tried to pass himself off for a Secretary of Legation.
Chamberlain and I went in a kuruma hurried along by three liveried coolies, through the three miles of crowded streets which lie between the Legation and Asakusa, once a village, but now incorporated with this monster city, to the broad street leading to the Adzuma Bridge over the Sumida river, one of the few stone bridges in Tokiyo, which connects east Tokiyo, an uninteresting region, containing many canals, storehouses, timber-yards, and inferior yashikis, with the rest of the city.
The native in question has then only to appear before the notaries and state that he has in his possession so much grain, or so many oxen or cattle, belonging to a certain European, who takes them as his remuneration for presenting the notarial document at his Legation, and obtaining the desired certificate.
Private Secretary to Lord Binkie, and was then appointed Attache to the Legation at Pumpernickel, which post he filled with perfect honour, and brought home despatches, consisting of Strasburg pie, to the Foreign Minister of the day.
Sir Pitt took the opportunity of appearing before his sister-in-law in his uniform-- that old diplomatic suit which he had worn when attache to the Pumpernickel legation.
Hoag arrived at the Kanagawa Legation, part of the Buddhist temple, Towery, the Sergeant-in-charge, smart in his Guards uniform, tall hat, scarlet tunic, white trousers and black boots, met him.
XVI LETTERS FROM JAIL For two weeks Signor Pietro Petrozinni, known to the Secret Service as an unaccredited agent of the Italian government, and the self-confessed assailant of Senor Alvarez of the Mexican legation, had been taking his ease in a cell.
Legation linguist, I presented myself at the fine yashiki of the Tokiyo Fu, and quite unexpectedly was admitted to an audience of the Governor.
The Legation Quarter in the heart of Peking was yielded up to extrality under control of foreign garrisons.
At loose ends, the Santy legation in Corona stopped a couple of thousand-kilo bombs with its roof.
That afternoon the four perspiring Japanese porters put down the iron-banded chest watched by three Bakufu officials of no import, Sir William, interpreters, an officer from the army accounting department, the Legation shroff, a Chinese, and Vargas, to check him.
Heading toward the broad speedway, the South American attache was counting on a clear road for his quick trip back to the legation.
The Head of Legation, a Power known as Samuel, had expressed his thanks to the Brighter Suns administration for their prompt and effective action during the emergency.