"legatio" meaning in Latin

See legatio in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɫeːˈɡaː.ti.oː] [Classical-Latin], [leˈɡat.t͡si.o] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin lēgō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin lēgātiō From lēgō (“send with a commission”) + -tiō. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|lēgō<t:send with a commission>|-tiō|text=+|title=lēgātiō|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin lēgō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin lēgātiō [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*legō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "lēgō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-tiHō", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-Hō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-tiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-tiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "lēgātiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="lēgātiō"> From lēgō (“send with a commission”) + -tiō. Head templates: {{la-noun|lēgātiō<3>}} lēgātiō f (genitive lēgātiōnis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|lēgātiō<3>}} Forms: lēgātiō [canonical, feminine], lēgātiōnis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], lēgātiō [nominative, singular], lēgātiōnēs [nominative, plural], lēgātiōnis [genitive, singular], lēgātiōnum [genitive, plural], lēgātiōnī [dative, singular], lēgātiōnibus [dative, plural], lēgātiōnem [accusative, singular], lēgātiōnēs [accusative, plural], lēgātiōne [ablative, singular], lēgātiōnibus [ablative, plural], lēgātiō [singular, vocative], lēgātiōnēs [plural, vocative]
  1. ambassador (office, not person) Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-legatio-la-noun-0w2l03Pl
  2. embassy; member of an embassy Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-legatio-la-noun-t4mKBdfU
  3. legation; a diplomatic mission (cf. Whitaker’s Words) Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-legatio-la-noun-6-KtkpGP Categories (other): Latin entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -tio, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Diplomacy, Occupations Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 3 3 74 9 10 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 10 4 63 12 11 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 10 4 63 12 11 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 4 4 84 5 4 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 12 2 71 8 6 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 14 14 31 21 21 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tio: 4 4 63 13 15 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 3 3 73 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 2 87 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 88 5 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 10 4 64 12 10 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 3 3 74 10 10 Disambiguation of Diplomacy: 4 4 82 4 4 Disambiguation of Occupations: 28 9 49 10 4
  4. deputy command Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-legatio-la-noun-Ut~Hedx4
  5. donation, bequest (medieval) Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-legatio-la-noun-1XmZxd1Q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lēgātōrius, lēgātum, lēgātus, lēgō
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      "form": "lēgātiōnis",
      "links": [
        [
          "lēgātiōnis",
          "legationis"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lēgātiō",
      "links": [
        [
          "lēgātiō",
          "legatio#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lēgātiōnēs",
      "links": [
        [
          "lēgātiōnēs",
          "legationes#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lēgātiōnis",
      "links": [
        [
          "lēgātiōnis",
          "legationis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lēgātiōnum",
      "links": [
        [
          "lēgātiōnum",
          "legationum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lēgātiōnī",
      "links": [
        [
          "lēgātiōnī",
          "legationi#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lēgātiōnibus",
      "links": [
        [
          "lēgātiōnibus",
          "legationibus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lēgātiōnem",
      "links": [
        [
          "lēgātiōnem",
          "legationem#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lēgātiōnēs",
      "links": [
        [
          "lēgātiōnēs",
          "legationes#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lēgātiōne",
      "links": [
        [
          "lēgātiōne",
          "legatione#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lēgātiōnibus",
      "links": [
        [
          "lēgātiōnibus",
          "legationibus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lēgātiō",
      "links": [
        [
          "lēgātiō",
          "legatio#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lēgātiōnēs",
      "links": [
        [
          "lēgātiōnēs",
          "legationes#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lēgātiō<3>"
      },
      "expansion": "lēgātiō f (genitive lēgātiōnis); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lēgātiō<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "lēgātōrius"
    },
    {
      "word": "lēgātum"
    },
    {
      "word": "lēgātus"
    },
    {
      "word": "lēgō"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ambassador (office, not person)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ambassador",
          "ambassador"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "embassy; member of an embassy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "embassy",
          "embassy"
        ],
        [
          "member",
          "member"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He undertook for himself a diplomatic mission to the [neighboring] states.",
          "ref": "c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 1.3",
          "text": "Is sibi lēgātiōnem ad cīvitātēs suscēpit.",
          "translation": "He undertook for himself a diplomatic mission to the [neighboring] states.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "legation; a diplomatic mission (cf. Whitaker’s Words)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "legation",
          "legation"
        ],
        [
          "diplomatic",
          "diplomatic"
        ],
        [
          "mission",
          "mission"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "deputy command"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deputy",
          "deputy"
        ],
        [
          "command",
          "command"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "donation, bequest (medieval)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "donation",
          "donation"
        ],
        [
          "bequest",
          "bequest"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɫeːˈɡaː.ti.oː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[leˈɡat.t͡si.o]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "legatio"
}

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