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Etymology

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Modern variant of obsoleteambassy, fromMiddle Frenchambassee(“mission, embassy”), fromOld Frenchambascee (alsoenbassee(“message for a high official, official mission”)) fromOld Italianambasciata, fromOld Occitanambaissada(“embassy”), derived fromambaissa(“message”), fromLate Latinambactia(“service rendered”) (attested also asambascia, fromProto-Germanic*ambahtiją(“service”),*ambahtaz(“follower, servant”), fromGaulishambaxtos(“dependant, vassal”, literally“one who is sent around”), fromProto-Celtic*ambaxtos(“servant”), fromProto-Indo-European*h₂m̥bʰi-h₂eǵ-(“drive around”); compareLatinambactus,Old Irishamus,amsach(“mercenary, servant”),Welshamaeth(“tenant farm”)).Doublet ofambassade.

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Noun

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embassy (pluralembassies)

  1. The function or duty of anambassador.
    • 1683,William Temple, “Memoirs of what Pass’d in Christendom, from the War Begun 1672, to the Peace Concluded 1679. Chapter I.”, inThe Works of Sir William Temple, […], volume I, London: […] J. Round,J[acob] Tonson, J. Clarke,B[enjamin] Motte, T. Wotton, S[amuel] Birt, andT[homas] Osborne, published1731,→OCLC,page379:
      The King told me,[…] That I ſhould have the Character of Ambaſſador Extraordinary, and the ſame Allovvance I ſhou'd have had inSpain: Upon this Offer I made no Demurr, but immediately accepted it, and ſo myAmbaſſy vvas declar'd inMay 1674.
  2. An organization or group of officials who permanently represent a sovereign state in a second sovereign state or with respect to an international organization such as the United Nations.
    The Americanembassy to France is located in Paris.
  3. A temporary mission representing a sovereign state.
    The Japaneseembassy to the United States traveled to Washington, D.C., where it was received byJames Buchanan, before continuing on to New York and then returning to Japan, making several stops on the way.
  4. The official residence of such a group, or of anambassador.
  5. (archaic) Awrittenaccount as to an embassy.

Usage notes

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Today the termembassy generally refers to apermanent organization, housed in a permanent building or offices, maintaining ties between nations. In the past, this was more often atemporary mission (as inJapanese Embassy to the United States (1860)) – the delegation would return home following meetings with foreign officials – and this is reflected in some traditional usages and related diplomatic terms, such asHead of Mission.

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Translations

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organization representing a foreign state

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