ENVOYS

Noun

envoys

plural of envoy

Source: Wiktionary


ENVOY

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



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22 February 2025

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