Emissary

Definitions

1. An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.
2. Such an agent spreading a gospel.
3. A venous channel in the skull.
4. An underground channel by which the water of a lake escapes.

Equivalents

Examples

“The small group around Ch’en Tu-hsiu that had remained at headquarters hastily sent an emissary—Chang Kuo-t’ao—to Nanch’ang. Though Chang set⟳ out immediately, he did not reach⟳ Nanch’ang until July 31, the day before the rising.”

“Near-synonym: missionary”

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