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em⋅bas⋅sy

  [em-buh-see]
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–noun, plural -sies.
1. a body of persons entrusted with a mission to a sovereign or government, esp. an ambassador and his or her staff.
2. the official headquarters of an ambassador.
3. the function or office of an ambassador.
4. a mission headed by an ambassador.
Origin:
1570–80; var. of ambassy < MF ambassee, OF ambasce, ambaxee ≪ OPr ambaissada, deriv. of embayssar to send a delegate < ML ambasciāre, deriv. of ambascia service, office, deriv., by a Gmc intermediary (cf. Goth andbahti, OHG ambahti) of Gallo-L ambactus retainer, servant (< Gaulish, equiv. to amb- around, ambi- + -act- verbal adj. of *ag- drive, lead; cf. act, Welsh amaeth husbandman); cf. ambassador
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em·bas·sy   (ěm'bə-sē)   
n.   pl. em·bas·sies

  1. A building containing the offices of an ambassador and staff.

  2. The position, function, or assignment of an ambassador.

  3. A mission to a foreign government headed by an ambassador.

  4. A staff of diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador.


[Variant of ambassy, office or function of an ambassador, from obsolete French ambassée, from Medieval Latin ambactiāta; see embassage.]
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Word Origin & History

embassy 
1579, from M.Fr. embassee "mission, charge, office of ambassador," from It. ambasciata, from O.Prov. ambaisada "office of ambassador," from Gaul. *ambactos "dependant, vassal," lit. "one going around."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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