en·voy 1
(ĕn′voi′, ŏn′-)n.
1. A representative of a government who is sent on a special diplomatic mission.
2. A minister plenipotentiary assigned to a foreign embassy, ranking next below the ambassador.
3. A messenger; an agent.
[French envoyé, messenger, from past participle of envoyer, to send, from Old French envoier, from Late Latin inviāre, to be on the way : Latin in-, in, on; see en-1 + Latin via, way; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]
en·voy 2
also en·voi (ĕn′voi′, ŏn′-)n.
1. A short closing stanza in certain verse forms, such as the ballade or sestina, dedicating the poem to a patron or summarizing its main ideas.
2. The concluding portion of a prose work or a play.
[Middle English envoie, from Old French, a sending away, conclusion, from envoier, to send; see envoy1.]
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envoy
(ˈɛnvɔɪ)n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Formal name: envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary a diplomat of the second class, ranking between an ambassador and a minister resident
2. an accredited messenger, agent, or representative
[C17: from French envoyé, literally: sent, from envoyer to send, from Vulgar Latin inviāre (unattested) to send on a journey, from in-2 + via road]
ˈenvoyship n
envoy
(ˈɛnvɔɪ) orenvoi
n
1. (Poetry) a brief dedicatory or explanatory stanza concluding certain forms of poetry, notably ballades
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a postscript in other forms of verse or prose
[C14: from Old French envoye, from envoyer to send; see envoy1]
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en•voy1
(ˈɛn vɔɪ, ˈɑn-)n.
1. a diplomatic representative ranking next below an ambassador.
2. a diplomatic representative sent on a special or temporary mission.
3. any accredited messenger or representative.
[1635–45; < French envoyé envoy, n. use of past participle of envoyer to send]
en•voy2
or en•voi
(ˈɛn vɔɪ, ˈɑn-)n.
a short stanza concluding a poem, as a ballade, often containing a dedication or summary, or a similar postscript to a prose work.
[1350–1400; Middle English envoye < Old French, derivative of envoyer to send; see envoy1]
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envoy
- Pronounced EN-voy, it literally means "sent on one's way."See also related terms for sent.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  envoy - a diplomat having less authority than an ambassadordiplomat, diplomatist - an official engaged in international negotiations |
| 2. |  envoy - someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone elselegate, official emissary - a member of a legation representative - a person who represents others | |
| 3. | envoy - a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry stanza - a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem |
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envoy
noun
1. ambassador, minister, diplomat, emissary, legate, plenipotentiary A French envoy arrived in Beirut on Sunday.
2. messenger, agent, deputy, representative, delegate, courier, intermediary, emissary the Secretary General's personal envoy
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Translations
مَبْعوث، مَنْدوب، رَسول
repræsentantudsending
AmbassadeurGesandte
erindreki; sendifulltrúi
sūtnis
vyslanec
envoy
[ˈenvɔɪ] N (= messenger) → mensajero/a m/f; (= diplomat) → enviado/a m/fspecial envoy → enviado/a m/f especial
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envoy
(ˈenvoi) noun a messenger, especially one sent to deal with a foreign government. He was sent to France as the king's envoy.
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