ambassade

noun

am·​bas·​sade

¦ambə¦sād,

-äd

variants or less commonly embassade

¦em-

plural -s

archaic

: the mission of an ambassador or those sent on a mission

Word History

Etymology

Middle English ambassade, ambassiat, from Middle French ambassade, ambassiate, from Old Italian ambasciata

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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