emissary

em·is·sar·y

 (ĕm′ĭ-sĕr′ē)

n. pl. em·is·sar·ies

An agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another.

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[Latin ēmissārius, from ēmissus, past participle of ēmittere, to send out; see emit.]

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emissary

(ˈɛmɪsərɪ; -ɪsrɪ)

n, pl -saries

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)

a. an agent or messenger sent on a mission, esp one who represents a government or head of state

b. (as modifier): an emissary delegation.

2. an agent sent on a secret mission, as a spy

adj

(Physiology) (of veins) draining blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull

[C17: from Latin ēmissārius emissary, spy, from ēmittere to send out; see emit]

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em•is•sar•y

(ˈɛm əˌsɛr i)

n., pl. -sar•ies,
adj. n.

1. a representative sent on a mission; delegate.

2. an agent sent on a secret mission.

adj.

3. pertaining to an emissary.

[1595–1605; < Latin ēmissārius=ēmiss(us), past participle of ēmittere (see emit) + -ārius -ary]

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emit, emission, emissary - Emit, emission, and emissary come from Latin emittere, "send out," and emit once meant "publish a book or notice."

See also related terms for notice.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

emissary - someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else envoy legate, official emissary - a member of a legation representative - a person who represents others

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emissary

noun envoy, agent, deputy, representative, ambassador, diplomat, delegate, courier, herald, messenger, consul, attaché, go-between, legate the President's special emissary to Hanoi

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Translations

émissaire

emissario

emissary

[ˈemɪsərɪ] N → emisario/a m/f

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emissary

[ˈɛmɪsəri] n → émissaire m

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emissary

n → Emissär m, → Abgesandte(r) mf

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emissary

[ˈɛmɪs/ərɪ] n → emissario

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