Associations to the word «Envoy»

Wiktionary

ENVOY, noun. ​representative
ENVOY, noun. Diplomat
ENVOY, noun. Messenger
ENVOY, noun. A short stanza at the end of a poem

Dictionary definition

ENVOY, noun. A diplomat having less authority than an ambassador.
ENVOY, noun. Someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.
ENVOY, noun. A brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats