embassage
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of embassage
Variant of ambassage < Old French ambasse (< Medieval Latin ambactia office; see embassy) + -age
Example Sentences
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Another embassage is sent, and again the lean wallets return still flabby.
From Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England by Marson, Charles L. (Charles Latimer)
She soon after sent an embassage to the Pope, requesting more missionaries among her people.
From An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans by Child, Lydia Maria Francis
They sent forward an embassage to meet Pyrrhus on the way, and demand wherefore he was coming.
From Pyrrhus Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob
In November, 1713, the Earl of Peterborough was sent on an embassage to the King of Sicily, and on Swift's recommendation took Berkeley with him as his chaplain and secretary.
From The Age of Pope (1700-1744) by Dennis, John
But it was determined to send another embassage to him, to call to his mind that he must appear without fail, as he had occasioned this transaction.
From Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. by Freytag, Gustav
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