ˈembəsē, -si noun
( -es )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle French ambassee, modification of Old Italian ambasciata, from Old Provençal ambaisada, from (assumed) ambaisa mission, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English ambiht office, service, Old High German ambaht, Old Norse embætti, Gothic andbahti; all from a prehistoric Germanic word of Celtic origin; akin to Gaulish ambactos vassal, Welsh amaeth farmer; both from a prehistoric Celtic compound whose constituents are akin respectively to Welsh am- around, Greek amphi, and to Old Irish ad- aig to drive — more at by , agent
1.
a. : the function or position of an ambassador
held the embassy in that country for over nine years
b. : a journey or stay away from one's homeland or accustomed place undertaken in the character of an ambassador or other envoy
an expeditionary force, or official visit abroad, such as embassies or other necessary missions — K.R.Popper
2. : the message, charge, or business of an ambassador or other envoy
3. : an ambassador or other envoy usually together with his suite
4. : the official residence and offices of an ambassador