English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French envoyé (“envoy, messenger”), from envoyer (“send”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
envoy (plural envoys)
- (law) a diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
- a representative.
- a diplomat.
- a messenger.
- a short stanza at the end of a poem.
Synonyms
- (diplomatic agent of second rank): envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary
Translations
diplomatic agent of second rank
representative
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