noun
- the positions or offices of legates; the terms of service as diplomatic representatives or papal envoys
Usage: formal; historical
Examples
- The cardinal held several important legateships during his career.
- His legateships to various European courts established his diplomatic reputation.
- The papal legateships were among the most prestigious appointments of the era.
- She studied the legateships of the Renaissance period for her dissertation.
- The duration of medieval legateships varied considerably.
- Multiple legateships prepared him for his eventual role as archbishop.