Home > Synonyms > Synonyms for envoy

Synonyms for envoy

Grammar : Noun
Spell : en-voi, ahn-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛn vɔɪ, ˈɑn-

Top 10 synonyms for envoy
Other synonyms for the word envoy

Définition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Antonyms for envoy

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019