envoy
1[ 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.
Words nearby envoy
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Origin of envoy
11635–45; < 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
Definition for envoy (2 of 2)
envoy2
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)
envoy1
/ (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)
envoy2
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 1
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