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Show LEARN A WORD j EVERY DAY I a 4 rodayS word is LEGATION. It's pronounced lc-ga-shun, with aCCl nt pn the second syllable. it means the place of business or official resldciico of a diplomatic minister min-ister at a foreign court or seat of government; gov-ernment; in common parlance used n: distinction from "embassy, " the? official offi-cial residence of an ambassador, or minister, but a ligation Is not neci - sarily in embassy. Inasmuch as It may be occupied by a minister of an ambassador's am-bassador's rank. It comes from legato, which In turn comes from Latin "legatus," to depute or deputise, the rhlplsti r being deputized to re 1 1 1 ' si ni his government-It's government-It's used like this "The foreign powers have sent marines to Peking to guard their legations against attack." ! |