emissary
11emissary — UK [ˈemɪsərɪ] / US [ˈemɪˌserɪ] noun [countable] Word forms emissary : singular emissary plural emissaries formal someone who does a job for a government or a leader, especially someone who delivers a message for them …
12emissary — /em euh ser ee/, n., pl. emissaries, adj. n. 1. a representative sent on a mission or errand: emissaries to negotiate a peace. 2. an agent sent on a mission of a secret nature, as a spy. 3. Anat. sending or coming out, as certain veins that pass… …
13emissary — 1. Relating to, or providing, an outlet or drain. 2. SYN: e. vein. [see emissarium] * * * em·is·sary (emґĭ sar″e) [L. emissarium drain] 1. affording an outlet, as an emissary vein. 2. vena emissaria …
14emissary — noun (C) someone who is sent with an official message or to do special work, often secretly: a special emissary of the ayatollah …
15emissary — noun Clinton praised King Hussein as a bold emissary for peace Syn: envoy, ambassador, delegate, attaché, consul, plenipotentiary; agent, representative, deputy; messenger, courier; nuncio …
16emissary — em•is•sar•y [[t]ˈɛm əˌsɛr i[/t]] n. pl. sar•ies, adj. 1) a representative sent on a mission; delegate 2) an agent sent on a secret mission 3) pertaining to an emissary • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L ēmissārius=ēmiss(us), ptp. of ēmittere (see… …
17Emissary veins — Vein: Emissary veins Latin vena emissaria The emissary veins are valveless veins which normally drain external veins of the skull into the dural venous sinuses. However, because they are valveless, pus can flow into the skull through them as well …
18Emissary (comics) — Superherobox caption = Cover to Emissary #1. Art by Juan Ferreyra character name = Emissary publisher = Image Comics under ShadowLine debut = Emissary #1 May 2006 creators = Jim Valentino alter ego = Unknown full name = species = homeworld =… …
19Emissary (hydraulics) — For other uses of the word see Emissary. An emissary (Latin emissarium , from ex and mittere , to send out) is a channel, natural or artificial, by which an outlet is formed to carry off any stagnant body of water. Such channels may be either… …
20emissary foramen — any foramen in a cranial bone that gives passage to an emissary vein …
