One to whom anything is bequeathed; a legatee. This word is sometimes though seldom used to designate a legate or nuncio. … [Read more...]

A legatee is a person to whom a legacy is given by a last will and testament. The person to whom a legacy is given. See Legacy. Residuary legatee. The person to whom a testator bequeaths the residue of his personal estate, after the payment of such other legacies as are specifically mentioned in the will. … [Read more...]

Nuncios, deputies, or extraordinary ambassadors sent by the pope to bt his representatives and to exercise his jurisdiction in countries where the Roman Catholic Church is established by law. … [Read more...]

To make legal or lawful} to confirm or validate what was before void or unlawful; to add the sanction and authority of law to that which before was without or against law. Legalized nuisance. A structure, erection, or other thing which would constitute a nuisance at common law, but which cannot be objected to by private persons because constructed or maintained under direct and … [Read more...]

An embassy; a diplomatic minister and his suite; the persons commissioned by one government to exercise diplomatic functions at the court of another, including the minister, secretaries, attaches, interpreters, etc., are collectively styled the "legation" of their government. The word also denotes the official residence of a foreign minister … [Read more...]