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Definition embassy

Etymology

Modern variant of obsolete ambassy, from Middle French ambassee (“mission, embassy”), from Old French ambascee (also enbassee (“message for a high official, official mission”)) from Old Italian ambasciata, from Old Occitan ambaissada (“embassy”), derived from ambaissa (“message”), from Late Latin ambactia (“service rendered”) (attested also as Latin ambascia, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtij? (“service”), *ambahtaz (“follower, servant”), from Gaulish *ambactos (“dependant, vassal”, literally “one who is sent around”), from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos (“servant”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?mb?i-h?e?- (“drive around”), from *h?mb?i- (“around”) + *h?e?- (“to drive”); compare Latin ambactus, Old Irish amos, amsach (“mercenary, servant”), Welsh amaeth (“tenant farm”)).

Noun

embassy (plural embassies)

1. The function or duty of an ambassador.
2. An organization or group of officials who permanently represent a sovereign state in a second sovereign state or with respect to an international organization such as the United Nations.
3. A temporary mission representing a sovereign state.
4. The official residence of such a group, or of an ambassador.

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