emissary

noun
/ˈɛmɪs(ə)ɹi/UK/ˈɛmɪˌsɛɹi/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from emissarius
  2. borrowed from émissaire

Definitions

  1. An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.

    • The small group around Ch’en Tu-hsiu that had remained at headquarters hastily sent an emissary—Chang Kuo-t’ao—to Nanch’ang. Though Chang set out immediately, he did not reach Nanch’ang until July 31, the day before the rising.
  2. A venous channel in the skull.

  3. An underground channel by which the water of a lake escapes.

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