embassy

embassy
/em"beuh see/, n., pl. embassies.
1. a body of persons entrusted with a mission to a sovereign or government, esp. an ambassador and his or her staff.
2. the official headquarters of an ambassador.
3. the function or office of an ambassador.
4. a mission headed by an ambassador.
[1570-80; var. of ambassy < MF ambassee, OF ambasce, ambaxee OPr ambaissada, deriv. of embayssar to send a delegate < ML ambasciare, deriv. of ambascia service, office, deriv., by a Gmc intermediary (cf. Goth andbahti, OHG ambahti) of Gallo-L ambactus retainer, servant ( < Gaulish, equiv. to amb- around, AMBI- + -act- verbal adj. of *ag- drive, lead; cf. ACT, Welsh amaeth husbandman); cf. AMBASSADOR]

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