agréation
noun
agré·a·tion
ä-grā-ä-ˈsyōⁿ
plural -s
: a diplomatic procedure by which a state determines in advance whether a proposed envoy will be acceptable to the receiving state compare agrément
Word History
Etymology
French, literally, approval, from agréer to agree + -ation
First Known Use
1598, in the meaning defined above