envoy

[O. Fr. envoy a me age; envoyé=a me enger; from envoyer =to send.] 1. A sort of postscript appended to poetical com. positions to enforce or recommend them. *2. A me enger. "As when some faithful envoy who at large Receives commi ion for a weighty charge, Chides his neglect." Hoole: Orlando Furioso , bk. xxiv. 3. A public minister or officer sent by one government to another upon some special busine or occasion. He thus differs from an amba ador, who is permanently resident at a foreign court. "Perseus sent envoys to Carthage to kindle their hatred against the Romans." - Arbuthnot: On Coins.