mission

French

noun
Definitions
  • mission (duty that involves fulfilling a request)
  • mission (religious evangelism)

Etymology

Inherited from Old French mission (expense) borrowed from Latin missiō, missiōnem.

Origin

Latin

missiō, missiōnem

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