[lɪˈɡeɪʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a diplomatic minister, especially one below the rank of ambassador, and their staff
(e.g: they placed a bomb on the train carrying the British Legation to Istanbul)

- the position or office of legate; a legateship


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting the sending of a papal legate; also the mission itself): from Latin legatio(n-), from legare ‘depute, delegate, bequeath’