ambassadorialadj.

Brit.

/amˌbasəˈdɔːrɪəl/,

/ˌambasəˈdɔːrɪəl/, U.S.

/æmˌbæsəˈdɔriəl/,

/əmˌbæsəˈdɔriəl/

Forms: 1600s ambassadoriall, 1700s– ambassadorial, 1900s– ambassatorial (rare).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ambassador n., -ial suffix.

Etymology: < ambassador n. + -ial suffix; compare -orial suffix. Compare later embassadorial adj.Compare post-classical Latin ambassatorius (14th cent. in a British source), French (rare) ambassadorial (a1785).

1. Of or relating to an ambassador or ambassadors (in various senses); befitting or characteristic of an ambassador. Cf. embassadorial adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [adjective] > of or relating to ambassador

ambassadorial1656

legatorial1656

fetial1684

embassadoriala1734

1656 J. Fowler Hist. Troubles Suethland & Poland 38 The chief points of the Ambassadoriall instructions.

1740 Country Jrnl. 20 Dec. The Ambassadorial Functions of Preliminaries, Congresses, Conventions,..&c.

1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 142/2 This being, with all due ambassadorial circumlocution, reported.

1881 Standard 30 Mar. 5/6 The mission of Abdur Rahman's Envoy..to Tashkend is of a perfectly private, unofficial character... They are not, therefore, lodged in an ambassadorial residence.

1956 Indian Jrnl. Polit. Sci. 17 41 The U.S.A. has opened talks with Red China, though at an ambassadorial level.

2008 New Yorker 10 Nov. 52/3 He never gossiped or complained—behavior that gave him an air that was more ambassadorial than reporterly.

2. Having the function of an ambassador; acting as a representative or messenger. Also figurative.

ΚΠ

1834 Monthly Mag. Feb. 176 Had the ambassadorial spirit forgotten part of its errand on the way?

1912 H. Belloc Four Men 77 The air was ambassadorial, bringing a message of life from the sea.

1989 O. Hijuelos Mambo Kings play Songs Love 343 In this crowd of mostly young people, he felt ambassadorial, as if he were there to represent the declining older generation.

2014 Advertising Age (Nexis) 14 Mar. 3 He's got enough experience and tech-famous friends to export Silicon Valley's ambassadorial message.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ambassadorial
释义	ambassadorialadj. Brit. /amˌbasəˈdɔːrɪəl/, /ˌambasəˈdɔːrɪəl/, U.S. /æmˌbæsəˈdɔriəl/, /əmˌbæsəˈdɔriəl/ Forms: 1600s ambassadoriall, 1700s– ambassadorial, 1900s– ambassatorial (rare). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ambassador n., -ial suffix. Etymology: < ambassador n. + -ial suffix; compare -orial suffix. Compare later embassadorial adj.Compare post-classical Latin ambassatorius (14th cent. in a British source), French (rare) ambassadorial (a1785). 1. Of or relating to an ambassador or ambassadors (in various senses); befitting or characteristic of an ambassador. Cf. embassadorial adj. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [adjective] > of or relating to ambassador ambassadorial1656 legatorial1656 fetial1684 embassadoriala1734 1656 J. Fowler Hist. Troubles Suethland & Poland 38 The chief points of the Ambassadoriall instructions. 1740 Country Jrnl. 20 Dec. The Ambassadorial Functions of Preliminaries, Congresses, Conventions,..&c. 1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 142/2 This being, with all due ambassadorial circumlocution, reported. 1881 Standard 30 Mar. 5/6 The mission of Abdur Rahman's Envoy..to Tashkend is of a perfectly private, unofficial character... They are not, therefore, lodged in an ambassadorial residence. 1956 Indian Jrnl. Polit. Sci. 17 41 The U.S.A. has opened talks with Red China, though at an ambassadorial level. 2008 New Yorker 10 Nov. 52/3 He never gossiped or complained—behavior that gave him an air that was more ambassadorial than reporterly. 2. Having the function of an ambassador; acting as a representative or messenger. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1834 Monthly Mag. Feb. 176 Had the ambassadorial spirit forgotten part of its errand on the way? 1912 H. Belloc Four Men 77 The air was ambassadorial, bringing a message of life from the sea. 1989 O. Hijuelos Mambo Kings play Songs Love 343 In this crowd of mostly young people, he felt ambassadorial, as if he were there to represent the declining older generation. 2014 Advertising Age (Nexis) 14 Mar. 3 He's got enough experience and tech-famous friends to export Silicon Valley's ambassadorial message. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1656
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