envoy

Etymology

From French envoyé (“envoy, messenger”), from envoyer (“send”).

noun

  1. (law) A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
  2. A representative.
    special envoy to the United Nations
  3. A diplomat.
  4. A messenger.
  5. (poetry) Alternative spelling of envoi (“short stanza at end of poem”)

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