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adlegation

Today it means: A right formerly claimed by the states of the German Empire of joining their own ministers with those of the emperor in public treaties and negotiations to the common interest of the empire. Full definition →

Latin adlegatio

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Latin · derived fromadlegatio
English todayadlegation

From Latin adlegatio, allegatio (“a sending away”), from adlegare, allegare (“to send away with a commission”), from ad (“in addition”) + legare (“to send as ambassador”). Compare allegation.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.