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Emissary vs Effigy - What's the difference?

emissary | effigy |

As nouns the difference between emissary and effigy

is that emissary is an agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else while effigy is a dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.

emissary

English

Noun

(wikipedia emissary) (emissaries)
  • An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.
  • (anatomy) A venous channel in the skull.

    • effigy

    English

    Noun

    (effigies)
  • a dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.
  • a likeness of a person.

    • Synonyms

    * (a likeness of a person) figure, image, picture