A political or diplomatic mission or negotiation. Also: a posting as ambassador. Cf. ambassy, n. 1b. Now chiefly historical.
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释义 | the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > [noun] > for a duty or purpose (5) embassy1549 A political or diplomatic mission or negotiation. Also: a posting as ambassador. Cf. ambassy, n. 1b. Now chiefly historical. ambassy1625 A political or diplomatic mission or negotiation. Also: a posting as ambassador. Cf. embassy, n. 1a. posting1847 The action or fact of positioning a person, esp. a member of the armed forces, as a sentry, guard, picket, etc. stationing?1850 The action of station, v.; the assigning of a post, place, or position to someone or something. Also: an instance of this. ambassadry1880 A diplomatic mission or negotiation. Also: a posting as ambassador. Cf. embassadry, n. 2. Obsolete. |
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