ambassade
noun
am·bas·sade
¦ambə¦sād,
-äd
variants or less commonly embassade
¦em-
plural -s
archaic
: the mission of an ambassador or those sent on a mission
Word History
Etymology
Middle English ambassade, ambassiat, from Middle French ambassade, ambassiate, from Old Italian ambasciata
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above