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Envoy vs Renvoy - What's the difference?

envoy | renvoy |

As nouns the difference between envoy and renvoy

is that envoy is (senseid)representative while renvoy is (obsolete) a sending back.

As a verb renvoy is

(obsolete) to send back.

envoy

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (senseid)representative
  • diplomat
  • messenger
  • a short stanza at the end of a poem

    • renvoy

    English

    Noun

  • (obsolete) A sending back.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To send back.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • Not dismissing or renvoying her.
    (Webster 1913)