Noun: envoy 'en,voy or 'aan,voy [N. Amer], 'en,voy [Brit]
- A diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
"The envoy extraordinary was sent to negotiate trade agreements with the neighbouring country";
- envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary
- Someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
"The diplomat served as an envoy during the peace negotiations";
- emissary
- A brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry
"The envoy of the ballade summarized the poem's main theme";
- envoi
Sounds like: envo
Derived forms: envoys
Type of: diplomat, diplomatist, rep [informal], representative, stanza
Encyclopedia: Envoy, A Review of Literature and Art