légation
French, noun\le.ɡa.sjɔ̃\
légation is spelled L-É-G-A-T-I-O-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 49,558th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Légation is a French feminine noun meaning “legation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Charge, office de légat”.
What does légation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelegation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Charge, office de légat. 2. Étendue du gouvernement d’un légat dans l’état ecclésiastique. 3. Mission permanente, comprenant le ministre plénipotentiaire ou le ministre résident, ainsi que ses conseillers et ses secrétaires, entretenue dans un pays où il n’y a pas d’ambassade. 4. Hôtel qu’occupe cette mission.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of légation
- légations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce légation?
- \le.ɡa.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to légation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is légation in French?
légation appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).