n. [ F. envoyé envoy, fr. envoyer to send; pref. en- (L. in) + voie way, L. via: cf. F. envoi an envoy (in sense 2). See Voyage, and cf. Invoice. ]
The envoy of a ballad is the “sending” of it forth. Skeat. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The office or position of an envoy. [ 1913 Webster ]