legate

English Thesaurus

1. a member of a legation (noun.person)

hypernym	:	emissary, envoy,
definition	:	someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else (noun.person)

member meronym	:	foreign mission, legation,
definition	:	a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister (noun.group)

derivation	:	legateship, legation,
definition	:	the post or office of legate (noun.act)

derivation	:	legateship, legation,
definition	:	the post or office of legate (noun.act)