envoy Definition

envoy¹
noun

1. A diplomat ranking next below an ambassador.
2. A messenger or agent, especially on a diplomatic mission.

Thesaurus: agent, messenger, emissary, intermediary, representative, delegate, legate, deputy, ambassador, minister, nuncio, plenipotentiary, courier.

Etymology: 17c: from French envoyer to send.

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envoy²
envoi
noun

1. The concluding part of a poem or book, eg the short concluding verse at the end of a ballad.

Etymology: 14c: from French envoye.