Envoy

/ˈɛnvɔ‍ɪ/

/ˈɑnvɔɪ/, /ˈɛnvɔɪ/

[noun]

Envoy

[NOUN]

a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry

synonyms : envoi

a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador

synonyms : envoy extraordinary

minister plenipotentiary

someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else

synonyms : emissary

Examples

1. The Syracusan tyrant supposedly sent an envoy to the Persian king with gifts of gold, as well as earth and water, the traditional symbols of submission to Persia.

2. Imperial envoys arrive from Constantinople.

3. And that envoy was Colonel John Laurens of South Carolina.

4. At the same time, Caesar’s envoys secured a group of Germanic mercenaries, who joined the Roman cavalry.