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emissary

/ˈɛmɪsəri/

/ˈɛmɪsɛri/

Translations

emissarynoun

emissaries

/ˈɛmɪsəri/

/ˈɛmɪsɛri/

émissaireDiplomatie.

The king sent his most trusted emissary to negotiate peace with the neighboring kingdom.

Le roi envoya son émissaire le plus digne de confiance pour négocier la paix avec le royaume voisin.

Additional translations

émissaireHydrologie, travaux publics.

Synonyms

emissaryadjective

/ˈem.ɪ.sər.i/

/ˈɛm.ɪˌsɛr.i/

Technical/medical usage (e.g. 'emissary veins'); non-gradable or rarely gradable.

émissaireAnatomie, physiologie.

Emissary veins connect the intracranial venous sinuses with veins outside the skull.

Les veines émissaires relient les sinus veineux intracrâniens aux veines situées à l’extérieur du crâne.

emissarynoun

A person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative.

The king sent his most trusted emissary to negotiate peace with the neighboring kingdom.

A channel or outlet that carries water away from a lake or reservoir; a drainage passage.

The Romans constructed an emissary to lower the water level of Lake Albano.

emissaryadjective

Serving to emit or pass out; emitted, especially of veins or vessels that carry fluid away from a part.

Emissary veins connect the intracranial venous sinuses with veins outside the skull.