/ˈɛn.vɔɪ/, /ˈɑn.vɔɪ/, /ˈɛn.vɔɪ/
OriginFrom French envoyé (“envoy, messenger”), from envoyer (“send”).
- A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
- A representative.
“special envoy to the United Nations”
“In the year 1460 the king Tu-ma-pan (Tumapel?)† sent envoys to carry tribute. When these envoys went back, and had arrived at An-ch’ing,‡ they got drunk and had a fight with foreign priests who came t”
- A diplomat.
- A messenger.
Formsenvoys(plural)