adlegation

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noun

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.

OriginLatin adlegatio →
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noun
  1. 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.

    it thought it had a power of extending it's right of adlegation

    1745, The Constitution and Government of the Germanic Body

Origin

  1. Latinadlegatio
  2. Englishadlegation

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.

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adlegation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adlegation

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“adlegation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adlegation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adlegation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adlegation.

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