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embassy
[ em-buh-see ]
noun
, plural em·bas·sies.
- a body of people entrusted with a mission to a sovereign or government, especially an ambassador and their staff.
- the official headquarters of an ambassador.
- the function or office of an ambassador.
- a mission headed by an ambassador.
embassy
/ ˈɛmbəsɪ /
noun
- the residence or place of official business of an ambassador
- an ambassador and his entourage collectively
- the position, business, or mission of an ambassador
- any important or official mission, duty, etc, esp one undertaken by an agent
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Word History and Origins
Origin of embassy1
First recorded in 1570–80; variant of ambassy, from Middle French ambassee, Old French ambasce, ambaxee, ultimately from Old Provençal ambaissada, derivative of embayssar “to send a delegate,” from Medieval Latin ambasciāre, derivative of ambascia “service, office,” derivative, by a Germanic intermediary (compare Gothic andbahti, Old High German ambahti ) of Gallo-Latin ambactus “retainer, servant” (from Gaulish, equivalent to amb- “around, both” + -act- verbal adjective of unattested ag- “drive, lead”; compare Welsh amaeth “husbandman”); ambi-, amphi- ( def ), act, ambassador
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Word History and Origins
Origin of embassy1
C16: from Old French ambassee, from Old Italian ambasciata, from Old Provençal ambaisada, ultimately of Germanic origin; see ambassador
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