Synonyms for legation
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The purpose for which a legate is sent; a legate's mission or commission. Now rare (cf. OED)
Forms
- Plural
- legations → embassies, deputations, missions, legateships…
Example sentences
- embassy The embassy building is surrounded by high fences.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| legation | falling | |
| embassy | rising | |
| deputation | falling | |
| legateship | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- mission2, embassy3
- 10 letters
- deputation, legateship
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mission2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- légation
- Italiano
- legazione
- Deutsch
- Gesandtschaft