American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1

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Author: Noah Webster

Embassador

EMBAS’SADOR, n.

1. A minister of the highest rank employed by one prince or state, at the court of another, to manage the public concerns of his own prince or state, and representing the power and dignity of his sovereign. Embassadors are ordinary, when they reside permanently at a foreign court; or extraordinary, when they are sent on a special occasion. They are also called ministers. Envoys are ministers employed on special occasions, and are of less dignity.

2. In ludicrous language, a messenger.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Embassador," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed March 27, 2023, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LLLEK9TFYWGJJ71.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Embassador." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 27 Mar. 2023. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LLLEK9TFYWGJJ71.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Embassador' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 27 March 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LLLEK9TFYWGJJ71.