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envoy
en·voy 1 E0168700 (ĕn′voi′, ŏn′-)n.1. A representative of a government who is sent on a special diplomatic mission.2. A minister plenipotentiary assigned to a foreign embassy, ranking next below the ambassador.3. A messenger; an agent.
[French envoyé, messenger, from past participle of envoyer, to send, from Old French envoier, from Late Latin inviāre, to be on the way : Latin in-, in, on; see en-1 + Latin via, way; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]
en·voy 2 also en·voi E0168700 (ĕn′voi′, ŏn′-)n.1. A short closing stanza in certain verse forms, such as the ballade or sestina, dedicating the poem to a patron or summarizing its main ideas.2. The concluding portion of a prose work or a play.
[Middle English envoie, from Old French, a sending away, conclusion, from envoier, to send; see envoy1.]envoy (ˈɛnvɔɪ) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Formal name: envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary a diplomat of the second class, ranking between an ambassador and a minister resident2. an accredited messenger, agent, or representative[C17: from French envoyé, literally: sent, from envoyer to send, from Vulgar Latin inviāre (unattested) to send on a journey, from in-2 + via road] ˈenvoyship n
envoy (ˈɛnvɔɪ) or envoin1. (Poetry) a brief dedicatory or explanatory stanza concluding certain forms of poetry, notably ballades2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a postscript in other forms of verse or prose[C14: from Old French envoye, from envoyer to send; see envoy1]en•voy1 (ˈɛn vɔɪ, ˈɑn-)
n. 1. a diplomatic representative ranking next below an ambassador. 2. a diplomatic representative sent on a special or temporary mission. 3. any accredited messenger or representative. [1635–45; < French envoyé envoy, n. use of past participle of envoyer to send] en•voy2 or en•voi (ˈɛn vɔɪ, ˈɑn-)
n. a short stanza concluding a poem, as a ballade, often containing a dedication or summary, or a similar postscript to a prose work. [1350–1400; Middle English envoye < Old French, derivative of envoyer to send; see envoy1] envoy - Pronounced EN-voy, it literally means "sent on one's way."See also related terms for sent.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  envoy - a diplomat having less authority than an ambassadorenvoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiarydiplomat, diplomatist - an official engaged in international negotiations | | 2. |  envoy - someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone elseemissarylegate, official emissary - a member of a legationrepresentative - a person who represents others | | 3. | envoy - a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetryenvoistanza - a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem |
envoynoun1. ambassador, minister, diplomat, emissary, legate, plenipotentiary A French envoy arrived in Beirut on Sunday.2. messenger, agent, deputy, representative, delegate, courier, intermediary, emissary the Secretary General's personal envoyenvoynounA person who carries messages or is sent on errands:bearer, carrier, conveyer, courier, messenger, runner, transporter.Translationsenvoy (ˈenvoi) noun a messenger, especially one sent to deal with a foreign government. He was sent to France as the king's envoy. 外交使節 外交使节envoy
envoy: see diplomatic servicediplomatic service,
organized body of agents maintained by governments to communicate with one another. Origins
Until the 15th cent. any formal communication or negotiation among nations was conducted either by means of ambassadors specially appointed for a
..... Click the link for more information. .Envoy an official representative of a combatant who is sent to conduct negotiations with the other side. The practice of sending envoys is very ancient. The legal status of the envoy was fixed in the Annex to the Hague Convention of 1907 Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land. In performance of the mission the envoy may be accompanied by a trumpeter, cornetist, or drummer and an interpreter or flag bearer. They are all considered inviolable. It is mandatory that the envoy carry a white flag. The enemy command may or may not receive the envoy, but in all cases the personal safety of the envoy and the persons accompanying him must be ensured until they return to their own troops. envoy1 a diplomat of the second class, ranking between an ambassador and a minister resident
envoy2, envoi1. a brief dedicatory or explanatory stanza concluding certain forms of poetry, notably ballades 2. a postscript in other forms of verse or prose EnvoyMotorola's integrated personal wireless communicator. Envoyis a personal digital assistant which incorporates two-waywireless and wireline communication. It was announced on 7March 1994 and released in the third quarter of 1994. It runsGenral Magic's Magic Cap operating system andTelescript(TM) communications language on Motorola's Dragonchip set. This includes the highly integrated Motorola 68349 processor and a special purpose application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) referred to as Astro. This chipset was designed specifically for Magic Cap andTelescript.
A user can write on the Envoy communicator with theaccompanying stylus or a finger, to type and select or moveobjects on its screen. An on-screen keyboard can be used toinput information, draw or write personal notations, or sendhandwritten messages and faxes.
Envoy can send a wireless message to another Envoy, PC orfax; broadcast a message to a group, with each member of thatgroup receiving the message in their preferred format; gatherinformation based on your requirements; schedule a meeting andautomatically invite attendees; screen, route and organisemessages; send a business card to another Envoy across aconference room table; access real-time scheduling and pricinginformation for US airline flights, then order tickets via faxor electronic mail; keep track of contacts through anaddress book; receive daily news summaries and stockinformation; capture, organize and review business andpersonal expenses on-the-go; gather, edit and analyzeinformation in spreadsheets and graphs compatible with Lotus 1-2-3 and Excel; shop in an electronic mall.
http://motorola.com/MIMS/WDG/Technology/Envoy/.
Envoy
ENVOY, international law. In diplomatic language, an envoy is a minister of the second rank, on whom his sovereign or government has conferred a degree of dignity and respectability, which, without being on a level with an ambassador, immediately follows, and among ministers, yields the preeminence to him alone.
2. Envoys are either ordinary or extraordinary; by custom the latter is held in greater consideration. Vattel, liv. 4, c. 6, Sec. 72. envoy
Synonyms for envoynoun ambassadorSynonyms- ambassador
- minister
- diplomat
- emissary
- legate
- plenipotentiary
noun messengerSynonyms- messenger
- agent
- deputy
- representative
- delegate
- courier
- intermediary
- emissary
Synonyms for envoynoun a person who carries messages or is sent on errandsSynonyms- bearer
- carrier
- conveyer
- courier
- messenger
- runner
- transporter
Synonyms for envoynoun a diplomat having less authority than an ambassadorSynonyms- envoy extraordinary
- minister plenipotentiary
Related Wordsnoun someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone elseSynonymsRelated Words- legate
- official emissary
- representative
noun a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetrySynonymsRelated Words |