legation (c.1136-37)

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legation (c.1136-37)

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[ FEW: 5,241b legare; Gdf: 4,755a legation; GdfC: 10,69b legation; TL: 5,304 legacïon; DEAF: ; DMF:  légation 1; TLF:  légation; OED:  legation n.; MED:  legacioun n.; DMLBS: 1579b legatio ]
legatiun,  legaciun,  lecaciun  

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1lawlegation, individual or group sent as representative(s)
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Par ici repeira puis de la legacion  5468
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  jeo t'en pri que tu ees touz jours sages hommes entour tei pour fourner tes legations et tes messages  14.113
2mission, commission of a legation
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Il en fist nepurquant mainte feiz mustreisun, Quel virent li evesque, li cunte e li barun; Si lur diseit: 'Veez, j'ai la legatiun.'  1098
3delegation of power
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Si achatat legaciun  (ms. lecaciun) (var. (H: s.xiv1/4) legation) Par le denier de sa maisun Que li Engleis donent a Rome  4731
legat  legacie 
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