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legation (n.)
[legation 词源字典]
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
).
[legation etymology, legation origin, 英语词源]