embassy

English

/ˈɛmbəsi/

noun
Definitions
  • The function or duty of an ambassador.
  • 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.
  • A temporary mission representing a sovereign state.
  • The official residence of such a group, or of an ambassador.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French ambassee (mission, embassy) derived from Old French ambascee derived from ambasciata derived from Old Occitan ambaissada (embassy) derived from Latin ambactia derived from Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją (service, office, ministry) derived from Gaulish ambaxtos (vassal, dependant, one who is sent around, high-ranking servant) derived from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos (servant) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi-h₂eǵ- (drive around), *h₂ent- (front, forehead, face, edge, front side).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂ent-

Gloss

front, forehead, face, edge, front side

Concept
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Spatial relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

端, 縁

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