envoy
1a 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.
Origin of envoy
1Other words for envoy
Other definitions for envoy (2 of 2)
or en·voi
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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How to use envoy in a sentence
The love song or chanso was composed of five, six or seven stanzas (coblas) with, one or two tornadas or envois.
The Troubadours | H.J. ChaytorJe vous envois sous ce pli deux petites traductions du Sanscrit, cette belle langue antique.
Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan | Toru DuttConcluding stanzas resembling envois in their form are generally shorter than the chief stanzas, but of similar structure.
A History of English Versification | Jakob SchipperWe may distinguish three kinds of so-called envois in Middle English poetry: Real envois.
A History of English Versification | Jakob Schipper
British Dictionary definitions for envoy (1 of 2)
/ (ˈɛnvɔɪ) /
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
Origin of envoy
1Derived forms of envoy
- envoyship, noun
British Dictionary definitions for envoy (2 of 2)
envoi
/ (ˈɛnvɔɪ) /
a brief dedicatory or explanatory stanza concluding certain forms of poetry, notably ballades
a postscript in other forms of verse or prose
Origin of envoy
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