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emissary

[ em-uh-ser-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural em·is·sar·ies.

a representative sent on a mission or errand:
emissaries to negotiate a peace.
Synonyms: legate, envoy, ambassador, delegate
an agent sent on a mission of a secret nature, as a spy.
Anatomy. sending or coming out, as certain veins that pass through the skull and connect the venous sinuses inside with the veins outside.
pertaining to an emissary.

emissary

/ ˈɛmɪsərɪ; -ɪsrɪ /

1. an agent or messenger sent on a mission, esp one who represents a government or head of state
2. ( as modifier )
  an emissary delegation
an agent sent on a secret mission, as a spy

(of veins) draining blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull

1595–1605; < Latin ēmissārius one sent out, equivalent to ēmiss- ( emission ) + -ārius -ary

C17: from Latin ēmissārius emissary, spy, from ēmittere to send out; see emit

Hay was the foppish “smiling emissary” whose conversational skills could make petitioners forget they came to see the president.

The FBI has described Mostafa as an emissary for Zawahiri in Somalia.

Jamal tried to visit the al Qaeda master in Pakistan, he writes, but had to send an emissary instead.

It came a day before his special emissary on Palestinian affairs, Tzippi Livni, met with John Kerry in Washington.

When the emissary phoned him to say the fee had been refused, he said he had meetings and could not talk.

The consequence was, the disappointed emissary of these double treasons, immediately accused him of his own crimes.

Father Gavazzi, an emissary of the pope to America, caused a riot by his preaching at Montreal.

Here was a spy from "the crowd," an emissary of "the modern."

Napoleon has sent the man on as an emissary, but Delessart will not allow him to speak.

In reply to this Sapazani and his induna put a number of questions to the emissary, as the way of natives is.

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