emissary

== English == === Etymology === From French émissaire, from Latin emissarius (“agent, scout, spy”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛmɪs(ə)ɹi/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛmɪˌsɛɹi/ === Noun === emissary (plural emissaries) An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else. Such an agent spreading a gospel. Near-synonym: missionary (anatomy) A venous channel in the skull. An underground channel by which the water of a lake escapes. ==== Hyponyms ==== (agent): interpreter (divine, obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====