Associations to the word «Emissary»

Wiktionary

EMISSARY, noun. An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.
EMISSARY, noun. (anatomy) A venous channel in the skull.

Dictionary definition

EMISSARY, noun. Someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.

Wise words

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