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- Dictionaryemissary/ˈɛmɪs(ə)ri/
noun
- 1. a person sent as a diplomatic representative on a special mission.
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1. : one designated as the agent of another : representative. 2. : a secret agent. Did you know? An emissary is often a person who is sent somewhere in order to act as a representative. The key in that sentence is sent; emissary derives from Latin emissus, the past participle of the verb emittere, meaning "to send out."
EMISSARY definition: 1. a person sent by one government or political leader to another to take messages or to take part…. Learn more.
EMISSARY meaning: 1. a person sent by one government or political leader to another to take messages or to take part…. Learn more.
Emissary definition: a representative sent on a mission or errand. See examples of EMISSARY used in a sentence.
An emissary performs a specific job on someone else’s behalf. Emissary is a word you hear often around governments, but anyone can be one or have one. Say, if you’re feeling too lazy to get off the couch you could appoint your little sister to be your emissary in fetching ice cream from the kitchen.
a. an agent or messenger sent on a mission, esp one who represents a government or head of state. b. ( as modifier) an emissary delegation. 2. an agent sent on a secret mission, as a spy. adjective. 3. (of veins) draining blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull. Collins English Dictionary.
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a. an agent or messenger sent on a mission, esp one who represents a government or head of state. b. ( as modifier ): an emissary delegation. 2. an agent sent on a secret mission, as a spy. adj. (Physiology) (of veins) draining blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull.
noun. /ˈemɪsəri/ /ˈemɪseri/ (plural emissaries) (formal) a person who is sent to deliver an official message, especially from one country to another, or to perform a special task synonym envoy. the King’s special emissary. Word Origin. Take your English to the next level.
noun. / (British) ˈemisəri, ˈemisri; (American) ˈemiˌseriː/ plural emissaries. someone who represents a government or head of state and is sent on a special mission, especially to deliver an official message. emisari. Pope Gregory “the Great” sent his emissary, Bishop Augustus, to Britain.
Emissary definition: An agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another.
