Associations to the word «Envoy»

Wiktionary

ENVOY, noun. ​representative
ENVOY, noun. Diplomat
ENVOY, noun. Messenger
ENVOY, noun. A short stanza at the end of a poem

Dictionary definition

ENVOY, noun. A diplomat having less authority than an ambassador.
ENVOY, noun. Someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.
ENVOY, noun. A brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.