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1. (n.) emissary
a representative sent on a mission; delegate.
2. emissary
an agent sent on a secret mission.
3. (adj.) emissary
pertaining to an emissary.
Etymology: (1595–1605; < L ēmissārius=ēmiss(us), ptp. of ēmittere (see emit ) +-ārius -ary)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) emissary, envoy
someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
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1. (adj) emissary
exploring; spying
2. (adj) emissary
applied to the veins which pass out of the cranium through apertures in its walls
3. (noun) emissary
an agent employed to advance, in a covert manner, the interests of his employers; one sent out by any power that is at war with another, to create dissatisfaction among the people of the latter
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