Emissary Definition

ĕmĭ-sĕrē
emissaries
noun
emissaries
A person or agent sent on a specific mission.
Webster's New World

(anatomy) A venous channel in the skull.

Wiktionary
adjective
Of, or serving as, an emissary or emissaries.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Emissary

Noun

Singular:
emissary
Plural:
emissaries

Origin of Emissary

  • Latin ēmissārius from ēmissus past participle of ēmittere to send out emit

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

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