noun
- the office, position, or term of service of a legate (papal representative or diplomatic envoy)
Usage: formal; ecclesiastical or diplomatic contexts
Examples
- His legateship to France lasted three years.
- The cardinal accepted the legateship with great responsibility.
- During his legateship, he negotiated several important treaties.
- The Pope appointed him to a legateship in Eastern Europe.
- Her legateship ended when diplomatic relations were severed.
- The duties of his legateship included representing papal interests.