Envoy Common

a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador

"The king sent his envoy to negotiate the trade terms, knowing he lacked the full diplomatic authority of an ambassador to sign any binding treaties."

someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else

"The ambassador served as an official envoy from our government to negotiate the peace treaty in Paris."

a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry

"The poet decided to end her sonnet with an envoy that summarized the moral lesson of the poem."

a diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.

"The foreign minister received the envoy at a lower-level reception since he was not yet an ambassador."