agréation

noun

agré·​a·​tion

ä-grā-ä-ˈsyōⁿ

plural -s

: a diplomatic procedure by which a state determines in advance whether a proposed envoy will be acceptable to the receiving state compare agrément

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, approval, from agréer to agree + -ation

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

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