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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 legateplay

  Familiarity information: LEGATESHIP used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LEGATESHIP (noun)


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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