embassy Copy link Outline 1. lēgātio (in both abstr. and concr. sense)2. lēgāti, orum • embassy: 1. lēgātio (in both abstr. and concr. sense): to make a report of one's e., l. renuntiare, Cic.: to give a false account of an e. (of Aeschines), l. ementiri, Cic. opt. gen. Or., 7, 21: chief of an e., legationis princeps, Cic. 2. lēgāti, orum: they send an e. concerning peace, legatos de pace mittunt, Liv.; with plenipotentiary powers, cum liberis mandatis, Liv.: Cic.: v. ambassador. Phr.: an e. is sent to approach their majesties, legantur qui reges adeant, Sall. (the phrase legatos legare also occurs, Cic. Vat. 15, 35).