l'envoy

‖ or /mhw>, n. [ F. le the + envoi a sending. See Envoy. ] 1. One or more detached verses at the end of a literary composition, serving to convey the moral, or to address the poem to a particular person; -- orig. employed in old French poetry. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A conclusion; a result. Massinger. [ 1913 Webster ]