envoy 1
/en"voy, ahn"-/ , n.
1. a diplomatic agent.
2. any accredited messenger or representative.
3. Also called envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary . a diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
[ 1635-45; envoyé envoy, n. use of ptp. of envoyer to send inviare, presumably orig. to be on a journey, v. deriv. of L in via on one's way, en route ]
Syn. 1, 2. delegate, emissary, deputy.
envoy 2
/en"voy, ahn"-/ , n.
a short stanza concluding a poem in certain archaic metrical forms, as a ballade, and serving as a dedication, or a similar postscript to a prose composition.
Also, envoi .
[ 1350-1400; ME envoye envoyer to send; see ENVOY 1 ]