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envoy
1[ en-voi, ahn- ]
noun
- a diplomatic agent.
- any accredited messenger or representative.
- Also called en·voy ex·tra·or·di·nar·y [en, -voi ik-, strawr, -dn-er-ee, ek-str, uh, -, awr, -, ahn, -voi],. a diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
envoy
2[ en-voi, ahn- ]
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.
envoy
1/ ˈɛnvɔɪ /
noun
- a brief dedicatory or explanatory stanza concluding certain forms of poetry, notably ballades
- a postscript in other forms of verse or prose
envoy
2/ ˈɛnvɔɪ /
noun
- Formal nameenvoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary a diplomat of the second class, ranking between an ambassador and a minister resident
- an accredited messenger, agent, or representative
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Derived Forms
- ˈenvoyship, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of envoy1
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Origin of envoy1
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Example Sentences
Egypt expelled the Turkish ambassador last year, prompting Ankara to declare the Egyptian envoy in Turkey persona non grata.
A Russian envoy reportedly played a role persuading the rebels in Slovyansk to let them go.
And, oh, by the way, they only speak to the dealer, United Nations envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, not to each other.
Israel then drove his red GMC Envoy onto the Bear Mountain Bridge, a large span across the Hudson River.
U.S. special envoy Donald Booth visited the detainees and found their condition to be good.
English influence was all-powerful at Lisbon and the new envoy had not the talent to counteract it.
He was in the habit of visiting or writing to them; and here the elders sent to him, if they happened to have a trustworthy envoy.
He was at the time envoy to Spain, and the deed was perpetrated by six exiled royalists there.
And thirdly, Fortune cannot well have the 'envoy' unless she has the stanza preceding it.
The envoy no sooner opened his case and made known his message, than Thurlow cut short all further argument.
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