le·ga·tion / liˈgāshən/ • n. 1. a diplomatic minister, esp. one below the rank of ambassador, and their staff. ∎  the official residence of a diplomatic minister.2. archaic the position or office of legate; a legateship. ∎  the sending of a legate, esp. a papal legate, on a mission.

LEGATION

The persons commissioned by one government to exercise diplomatic functions at the court of another, including the minister, secretaries, attachés, and interpreters, are collectively called the legation of their government. The word also denotes the official residence of a foreign minister.

Legation

a group of diplomats sent on a mission or stationed in a foreign country, 1603; a legacy; a body of delegates or papal legates.