embassy
noun
[ ˈɛmbəsi ]
• the official residence or offices of an ambassador.
• "the Chilean embassy in Moscow"
• a deputation or mission sent by one ruler or state to another.
• "Worsley failed to be selected to join the embassy to Sweden"
Similar:
envoy,
representative,
legate,
delegate,
emissary,
delegation,
deputation,
delegacy,
legation,
(diplomatic) mission,
embassage,
Origin:
late 16th century (originally also as ambassy denoting the position of ambassador): from Old French ambasse, based on Latin ambactus ‘servant’. Compare with ambassador.
