l'envoylenvoyn.
See envoy n.1 1.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > parts of a written composition > [noun] > epilogue, envoy, or conclusion
parclosec1390
envoyc1398
conclusionc1405
l'envoy1430
subscriptionc1450
extraduction1533
epilogue1564
surclose1589
corollary1603
post-face1742
retroduction1786
explicit1849
snapper1857
society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > part of poem > [noun] > concluding stanza
envoyc1398
l'envoy1430
1430–40 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes (1494) viii. xxv. E iij b/1 Make a Lenuoy that men all may it rede. [The ‘Lenuoye’ follows.]
1570 Barclay's Ship of Fooles 2 b The Lenuoy of Alexander Barclay Translatour. [Also in other passages; but ed. 1509 has always The Enuoy or Thenuoy.]
1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost iii. i. 78 Pag. Is not lenuoy a salue? A. No Page, it is an epilogue. View more context for this quotation
a1625 J. Fletcher Wit without Money (1639) ii. sig. D2 After these, a Lenvoy to the Citty for their sinnes.
a1640 P. Massinger Bashful Lover iv. i. 157 in 3 New Playes (1655) Do I know my self? I kept that for the Lenvoy.
a1656 J. Ussher Ann. World (1658) vi. 276 Of 10 thousand talents brought forth, there were 130 left all paid, with this lenuoy over and above of Curtius [L. a Curtio etiam hoc adjecto epiphonemate], So that, saith he, that army..brought yet more honour and glory, then spoil and riches out of Asia.
Derivatives
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > use courteous actions or expressions to [verb (transitive)] > bid farewell to
beteachc1314
bid farewella1400
teacha1400
to beteach one good dayc1400
to bid (also say) adieu (to)c1425
farewella1586
lenvoy1596
adieu1602
speed1726
to tell a person goodbye1853
sayonara1883
1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. R4v Wee shall lenuoy him, and trumpe and poope him well enough if..he will needes fall a Comedizing it.
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