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emissary

[ em-uh-ser-ee ]

noun

plural emissaries.
  1. a representative sent on a mission or errand:

    emissaries to negotiate a peace.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. an agent sent on a mission of a secret nature, as a spy.
  3. Anatomy. sending or coming out, as certain veins that pass through the skull and connect the venous sinuses inside with the veins outside.
  4. pertaining to an emissary.


adjective

  1. Archaic. sent forth, as on a mission.

emissary

/ 藞蓻m瑟s蓹r瑟; -瑟sr瑟 /

noun

    1. an agent or messenger sent on a mission, esp one who represents a government or head of state
    2. ( as modifier )

      an emissary delegation

  1. an agent sent on a secret mission, as a spy
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. (of veins) draining blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of emissary1

1595鈥1605; < Latin 脓尘颈蝉蝉腻谤颈耻蝉 one sent out, equivalent to 脓尘颈蝉蝉- ( emission ) + -腻谤颈耻蝉 -ary
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of emissary1

C17: from Latin 脓尘颈蝉蝉腻谤颈耻蝉 emissary, spy, from 脓尘颈迟迟别谤别 to send out; see emit
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Nicolls and his emissaries were to bring the Puritans there to heel, to compel them to put aside recent differences and respect the king and his government.

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In Washington, Trump backed his emissary鈥檚 threats, saying: 鈥淐hina is running the Panama Canal鈥 and we鈥檙e going to take it back, or something very powerful is going to happen.鈥

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Of all the cities that sent emissaries on that tour of the San Andreas fault in 2017, many have not yet acted on needed seismic safety upgrades.

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DOGE, which has already hired dozens of staffers and deployed emissaries across U.S. agencies to compile reports on what to cut, does not appear to have followed any of those requirements.

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In statements and interviews, government officials insist the army is on the attack against rebels, whom they call terrorists, and Iranian emissaries have pledged to back Assad to the hilt.

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