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em·is·sar·y
 emissary
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- pronunciation:
- e
mih
seI
ri
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
emissaries |
| definition: |
an agent sent to represent, or engage in some activity such as negotiations on behalf of, another person or group, esp. a government.
- synonyms:
- agent, ambassador, delegate, envoy, intermediary, representative
- similar words:
- deputy, diplomat, mediator, messenger
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| related words: |
ambassador, delegate, minister |
adjective + (n.)emissary
diplomatic, foreign, global, high-level, official, personal, special, trusted
verb + (n.)emissary
act, dispatch, receive, send
(n.)emissary
+ verb
inform, meet, negotiate
noun + (n.)emissary
adviser, priest, visit
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The word emissary
contains the following parts:
e-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away
  More about this word part:
The prefix e-
is an assimilated form of ex- used before roots beginning with certain consonants (b d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v). See ex-.
Example words:
ebullient, edentulous, edict, educate, educe, egregious, egress, ejaculate, eject, elaborate, elate, elect, elicit, elide, eligible, elite, elocution, elongate, eloquence, eloquent, elucidate, elude, emaciate, emancipate, emasculate, emend, emerge, emergency, emigrate, eminent, emissary, emit, emollient, emolument, emulsion, enervate, enormity, enormous, enumerate, enunciate, eradicate, erase, erode, eruct, erudite, erupt, evacuate, evade, evaluate, evanesce, event, eventuate, evert, evict, evident, evocative, evoke, evolution, evolve, ineluctable, ineradicable
mit, mis1, mitt, miss, -mise
Latin
root
that means send, let go
Example words:
admissible, admission, admit, admittance, admittedly, commissar, commissariat, commissary, commission, commissioner, commit, commitment, committed, committee, compromise, demise, dismiss, dismissal, emissary, emission, emit, impermissible, intermit, intromit, irremissible, manumit, missal, missile, missilery, mission, missionary, missive, omit, permissible, permission, permissive, permit, premise, pretermit, promise, promisee, promising, promisor, promissory note, recommit, remiss, remissible, remission, remit, remittal, remittance, remittent, submission, submissive, submit, surmise, transmissible, transmission, transmit, transmitter, uncommitted, uncompromising, unremitting
-ary2
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means a person, thing, or place associated with
Example words:
adversary, apiary, aviary, beneficiary, commissary, depositary, dictionary, emissary, formulary, infirmary, library, luminary, mortuary, secretary, syllabary, vespiary, vestiary, vocabulary
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