'Charg'es d'affaires' definitions:

Definition of 'Charg'es d'affaires'

From: GCIDE

Charg'e d'affaires \Char`g['e]" d'af`faires"\, n.; pl. Charg['e]s d'affaires. [F., "charged with affairs."] A diplomatic representative, or minister of an inferior grade, accredited by the government of one state to the minister of foreign affairs of another; also, a substitute, ad interim, for an ambassador or minister plenipotentiary. [1913 Webster]