I. ˈenˌvȯi, ˈän- noun
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Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French envei, envoy message, envoi, from enveier, envoier to send, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin inviare, from Latin in- in- (II) + via way — more at via
: envoi 1
II. noun
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Etymology: alteration of earlier envoyée, envoyé, from French envoyé, from past participle of envoyer to send, from Old French enveier, envoier
1.
a. also envoy extraordinary : a minister plenipotentiary accredited to a foreign government ranking between an ambassador and a minister resident
b. : any person deputed to represent one sovereign or government in its intercourse with another
2. : messenger , agent , representative
the mutineers sent an envoy to deal with the captain