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The mission of an ambassador. [Obs.] Carew.

A minister of the highest rank sent a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country.

Of or pertaining to an ambassador. H. Walpole.

The state, office, or functions of an ambassador.

A female ambassador; also, the wife of an ambassador. Prescott.

Same as Embassage. [Obs. or R.] Luke xiv. 32.

See Embassy, the usual spelling. Helps.

The sea bass. See Blackfish, 3.

adillo of the genus Xenurus (X. unicinctus and X. hispidus); the tatouay. [Written also Kabassou.]

, n. (Mus.) Double bass; -- applied to any instrument of the same deep range as the stringed double bass; as, the contrabass ophicleide; the cotrabass tuba or bombardon.

The largest kind of bass viol. See Violone.

A tenor clarinet; -- called also basset horn, and sometimes confounded with the English horn, which is a tenor oboe.

An embassy. See Ambassade. [Obs.] Shak.

Same as Ambassador. Stilbon, that was a wise embassadour, Was sent to Corinth. Chaucer. Myself my king's embassador will go. Dryden.

Same as Ambassadorial.

Same as Ambassadress.

Embassy. [Obs.] Leland.

An embassy. "He sent a solemn embassage." Bacon. Except your embassages have better success. Motley.

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.

See Cabassou.