ENVOY
What does "ENVOY" mean?
A messenger or representative sent to deal with another government or group.
Meanings
- A diplomatic agent sent by one state to another, ranking just below an ambassador. The president dispatched a special envoy to broker the ceasefire.
- A short closing stanza of a poem that addresses or dedicates the work. The ballade ends with an envoy to the prince. technical
Word origin
From French 'envoye', 'one who is sent', from 'envoyer' (to send), from Latin 'in viam' (on the way), from 'via' (road).
Remember it
An ENVOY is sent EN route by VOY-age - the word literally means 'on the way' in its French root.
A little poem
Two armies hold their breath.
Between them walks one man
carrying nothing but a sentence.
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Wordplay
- The poem's last stanza and the diplomat compared jobs. Both said: 'My whole purpose is to be sent off at the very end.'
What it teaches
An envoy carries a message, never the power - the hardest task is speaking for a voice not your own.
Quick facts
What does ENVOY mean?
A messenger or representative sent to deal with another government or group.
Is ENVOY a valid word?
Yes — ENVOY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ENVOY?
ENVOY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ENVOY come from?
From French 'envoye', 'one who is sent', from 'envoyer' (to send), from Latin 'in viam' (on the way), from 'via' (road).
What can ENVOY teach us?
An envoy carries a message, never the power - the hardest task is speaking for a voice not your own.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.