/ˈɛn.vɔɪ/, /ˈɑn.vɔɪ/, /ˈɛn.vɔɪ/
OriginBorrowed from French envoi.
- A short stanza at the end of a poem, used either to address a person or to comment on the preceding body of the poem.
“From the pulsing throb of the very opening, this was a detailed, incisive playing, culminating in an envoi glowing enough to provide the catharsis this programme so uncompromisingly demanded.”
Formsenvois(plural) · envoy(alternative) · l'envoi(alternative)