envoy, envoi
(noun) a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry
emissary, envoy
(noun) someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
envoy, envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary
(noun) a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
Source: WordNet® 3.1
envoy (plural envoys)
(law) a diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
a representative.
a diplomat.
a messenger.
(poetry) Alternative spelling of envoi: a short stanza at the end of a poem
• (diplomatic agent of second rank): envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary
Source: Wiktionary
En"voy, n. Etym: [F. envoyé envoy, fr. envoyer to send; pref. en- (L. in) + voie way, L. via: cf. F. envoi an envoy (in sense 2). See Voyage, and cf. Invoice.]
1. One dispatched upon an errand or mission; a messenger; esp., a person deputed by a sovereign or a government to negotiate a treaty, or transact other business, with a foreign sovereign or government; a minister accredited to a foreign government. An envoy's rank is below that of an ambassador.
2. Etym: [F. envoi, fr. envoyer to send.]
Definition: An explanatory or commendatory postscript to a poem, essay, or book; -- also in the French from, l'envoi. The envoy of a ballad is the "sending" of it forth. Skeat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2024
(adjective) of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
