Emissary Definition

ĕmĭ-sĕrē
emissaries
noun
emissaries
A person or agent sent on a specific mission.
Webster's New World

(anatomy) A venous channel in the skull.

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Synonyms:
adjective
Of, or serving as, an emissary or emissaries.
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Other Word Forms of Emissary

Noun

Singular:
emissary
Plural:
emissaries

Origin of Emissary

  • Latin ēmissārius from ēmissus past participle of ēmittere to send out emit

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French émissaire, from Latin emissarius (“agent, scout, spy”).

    From Wiktionary

Emissary Sentence Examples

  • On the day of the birth of his daughter, the king's life had been attempted by Eomer, an emissary of Cwichelm, king of Wessex.

  • When she finally traveled to Man's World, she did so as an emissary of peace.

  • Wonder Woman has been a soldier, a government spy, a writer, an emissary and an ambassador.

  • A Russian emissary later announced he would undertake a new tour of Middle East nations.

  • Agrippa, who had hurried from Alexandria, entered Jerusalem with the governor's emissary.

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Words Starting With

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