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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(Lat. legatio, a sending or mission), a diplomatic mission of the second rank. The term is also applied to the building in which the minister resides and to the area round it covered by his diplomatic immunities. See Diplomacy.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Legation'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​l/legation.html. 1910.
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