1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ENVOY (Fr. etnoyt, " sent "), a diplomatic agent of the second rank. The word emoyt comes first into general use in this connexion in the i?th century, as a translation of the Lat. atfefalus or missus (see DIPLOMACY). Hence the word envoy is commonly used of any one sent on a mission of any sort.
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