legationaryadj.
/lᵻˈɡeɪʃn̩(ə)ri/, /lᵻˈɡeɪʃən(ə)ri/, U.S. /ləˈɡeɪʃəˌnɛri/ Now rare.
Of or relating to a legation. Also: qualified or ready to go on a legation.
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1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. 557 His Political ‘Perforce-Hunt..,’ with so many two-footed terriers, and legationary beagles,..had proved to be of Shadows.
1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia V. xix. viii. 623 The Marischal's legationary function, therefore, proved a sinecure.
1900 G. B. Davis Elements Internat. Law vii. 207/1 A Russian subject..killed one of the legationary attachés.
1912 Janesville (Wisconsin) Daily Gaz. 30 Dec. 1/6 All are confined to their legationary residences.
1971 D. B. Michaels Internat. Privileges & Immunities 38 The nature of the nineteenth century diplomatic character and the privileges and immunities it conveyed included..limited privileges to grant legationary asylum.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1858- to go, come, ride on wooing
- to go, make a procession
- to go, make procession
- to go, or come, to soil
- to go, or to be, a-wandering
- to go, or to be, awandering
- to go, ride, walk circuit
- to go, run or rush around in circles
- to go, run or rush round in circles
- to go, sail, swim with the stream
- to go, send, to the cleaners
- to go, travel steerage
- to go, walk etc in formerly also on procession
- to go, walk etc in formerly also to procession
- to go, walk etc in formerly also with procession
- to go, walk etc in procession
- to go, walk in formerly also on procession
- to go, walk in formerly also to procession
- to go, walk in formerly also with procession
- to go, walk in procession
- to go, walk, etc short
- to goa wallop
- to god it
- to god-ward
- to goderheal