2. Dexterity or skill in securing advantages; tact.

3. The body of ministers or envoys resident at a court; the diplomatic body. [R.] Burke.

{ Dip"lo*mat (?), Dip"lo*mate (?) }, n. [F. diplomate.] A diplomatist.

Dip"lo*mate (?), v. t. To invest with a title or privilege by diploma. [R.] Wood.