EMBASSY Definition & Meaning

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embassy

[ em-buh-see ]

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noun

plural embassies.

a body of people entrusted with a mission to a sovereign or government, especially an ambassador and their staff.
the official headquarters of an ambassador.
the function or office of an ambassador.
a mission headed by an ambassador.

embassy

/ ˈɛ��ə��ɪ /

noun

the residence or place of official business of an ambassador
an ambassador and his entourage collectively
the position, business, or mission of an ambassador
any important or official mission, duty, etc, esp one undertaken by an agent

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of embassy¹

First recorded in 1570–80; variant of ambassy, from Middle French ambassee, Old French ambasce, ambaxee, ultimately from Old Provençal ambaissada, derivative of embayssar “to send a delegate,” from Medieval Latin ��, derivative of ambascia “service, office,” derivative, by a Germanic intermediary (compare Gothic andbahti, Old High German ambahti ) of Gallo-Latin ambactus “retainer, servant” (from Gaulish, equivalent to amb- “around, both” + -act- verbal adjective of unattested ag- “drive, lead”; compare Welsh amaeth “h�ܲ��Ի峾��”); ambi-, amphi- ( def ), act, ambassador

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of embassy¹

C16: from Old French ambassee, from Old Italian ambasciata, from Old Provençal ambaisada, ultimately of Germanic origin; see ambassador

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