embassies

Variant of embassy

embassy definition

em·bassy (em′bə sē)

noun pl. embassies -·sies

  1. the position, functions, or business of an ambassador
  2. the official residence or offices of an ambassador in a foreign country
  3. an ambassador and his or her staff
  4. a person or group sent on an official mission to a foreign government
  5. any important or official mission, errand, or message

Etymology: earlier ambassy < MFr ambassée < OIt ambasciata < Prov ambaissada < *ambaissa: see ambassador

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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