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LEGATESHIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does legateship mean?
• LEGATESHIP (noun)
The noun LEGATESHIP has 1 sense:
1. the post or office of legate
Familiarity information: LEGATESHIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The post or office of legate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
legateship; legation
Hypernyms ("legateship" is a kind of...):
berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)
Derivation:
legate (a member of a legation)
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