From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Legation \Le*ga"tion\ (l[-e]*g[=a]"sh[u^]n), noun [L. legatio: cf. F. l['e]gation, It. legazione. See {Legate}.]
1. The sending forth or commissioning one person to act for another. ''The Divine legation of Moses.'' --Bp. Warburton.
2. A legate, or envoy, and the persons associated with him in his mission; an embassy; or, in stricter usage, a diplomatic minister and his suite; a deputation.
3. The place of business or official residence of a diplomatic minister at a foreign court or seat of government.
4. A district under the jurisdiction of a legate.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: the post or office of legate [syn: {legateship}]
2: a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister [syn: {foreign mission}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
73 Moby Thesaurus words for "legation": agency, agentship, assignment, authority, authorization, booking office, box office, branch, branch office, brevet, cabinet, care, chambers, chancellery, chancery, charge, closet, commission, commissioning, commitment, consignment, consular service, consulate, corporate headquarters, corps diplomatique, cure, delegated authority, delegation, den, deputation, devolution, devolvement, diplomatic mission, diplomatic service, diplomatic staff, embassy, empowerment, entrusting, entrustment, errand, executive office, executorship, exequatur, factorship, foreign office, foreign service, full power, headquarters, home office, jurisdiction, license, lieutenancy, main office, mandate, mission, office, plenipotentiary power, power of attorney, power to act, procuration, proxy, purview, regency, regentship, responsibility, shop, study, task, ticket office, trust, trusteeship, vicarious authority, warrant
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