legateship
1Legateship — Leg ate*ship (l[e^]g [asl]t*sh[i^]p), n. The office of a legate. [1913 Webster] …
2legateship — index embassy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3legateship — noun see legate I …
4legateship — See legate. * * * …
5legateship — n. office of an emissary, delegacy; office of an emissary of the Pope …
6legateship — leg·ate·ship …
7legateship — noun the post or office of legate • Syn: ↑legation • Derivationally related forms: ↑legate • Hypernyms: ↑position, ↑post, ↑berth, ↑office, ↑ …
8legate — legateship, n. /leg it/, n. 1. an ecclesiastic delegated by the pope as his representative. 2. Rom. Hist. a. an assistant to a general or to a consul or magistrate, in the government of any army or a province; a commander of a legion. b. a… …
9Census of Quirinius — The Census of Quirinius refers to a historical enrollment of the Roman Provinces of Syria and Iudaea for the purpose of taxation taken during the reign of the Roman Emperor Augustus when Publius Sulpicius Quirinius was appointed governor of Syria …
10Legature — Leg a*ture (l[e^]g [.a]*t[ u]r; 135), n. Legateship. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …