EMBASSY

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The public function of an ambassador; the charge or business intrusted to an ambassador or to envoys; a public message to; foreign court concerning state affairs; hence, any solemn message. He sends the angels on embassies with his decrees. Jer. Taylor.

2.
n.

The person or persons sent as ambassadors or envoys; the ambassador and his suite; envoys.

3.
n.

The residence or office of an ambassador.