envoy
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[ en-voi, ahn- ]
/ ˈɛn vɔɪ, ˈɑn- /
noun
a diplomatic agent.
any accredited messenger or representative.
Also called envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary.
a diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
Origin of envoy
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1635–45; < French
envoyé envoy, noun use of past participle of
envoyer to send < Vulgar Latin
*inviāre, presumably orig. to be on a journey, verbal derivative of Latin
in viā on one's way, en route
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Definition for envoy (2 of 2)
envoy
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or en·voi
[ en-voi, ahn- ]
/ ˈɛn vɔɪ, ˈɑn- /
noun
a short stanza concluding a poem in certain archaic metrical forms, as a ballade, and serving as a dedication, or a similar postscript to a prose composition.
Origin of envoy
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British Dictionary definitions for envoy (1 of 2)
envoy
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/ (ˈɛnvɔɪ) /
noun
Formal name: envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
a diplomat of the second class, ranking between an ambassador and a minister resident
an accredited messenger, agent, or representative
Derived forms of envoy
envoyship, nounWord Origin for envoy
C17: from French
envoyé, literally: sent, from
envoyer to send, from Vulgar Latin
inviāre (unattested) to send on a journey, from
in- ² +
via road
British Dictionary definitions for envoy (2 of 2)
envoy
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envoi
/ (ˈɛnvɔɪ) /
noun
a brief dedicatory or explanatory stanza concluding certain forms of poetry, notably ballades
a postscript in other forms of verse or prose
Word Origin for envoy
C14: from Old French
envoye, from
envoyer to send; see
envoy
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