Antonyms for envoy
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : en-voi, ahn- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛn vɔɪ, ˈɑn- |
Definition of envoy
Origin :- "messenger," 1660s, from French envoyé "messenger," literally "one sent" (12c.), noun use of past participle of envoyer "send," from Vulgar Latin *inviare "send on one's way," from Latin in "on" (see in- (2)) + via "road" (see via (adv.)). The same French word was borrowed in Middle English to mean "a stanza of a poem sending it off to find readers" (late 14c.).
- noun deputy
- This will be confirmed by your official attendant, who will be an Envoy's Courier.
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- Ahead of him Cesare sent an envoy to Bentivogli, to demand its surrender.
- Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini
- This envoy arrived within three days and delivered his message.
- Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon
- There was no minister, no envoy to appeal to, and nothing left but to comply.
- Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. » by Charles James Lever
- How is this difficulty about the new Greek envoy to the Porte to end?
- Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever
- "I begin to think I might be an envoy myself," said Harcourt.
- Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever
- When an envoy is snubbed, he always asks for leave of absence.
- Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever
- It was clear that the envoy was gone, keeping in the shadow of the shore.
- Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
- The envoy's description of Francis's curative power is interesting.
- Extract from : « The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Henry Martyn Baird
- After the envoy and the chief had exchanged compliments, business began.
- Extract from : « Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt » by James Baikie
Synonyms for envoy
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