Crossword clues for emissaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Emissary \Em"is*sa*ry\, n.; pl. Emissaries. [L. emissarius, fr. emittere, emissum, to send out: cf. F. ['e]missaire. See Emit.] An agent employed to advance, in a covert manner, the interests of his employers; one sent out by any power that is at war with another, to create dissatisfaction among the people of the latter.
Buzzing emissaries fill the ears
Of listening crowds with jealousies and fears.
--Dryden.
Syn: Emissary, Spy.
Usage: A spy is one who enters an enemy's camp or territories to learn the condition of the enemy; an emissary may be a secret agent appointed not only to detect the schemes of an opposing party, but to influence their councils. A spy must be concealed, or he suffers death; an emissary may in some cases be known as the agent of an adversary without incurring similar hazard.
Wiktionary
n. (plural of emissary English)
Wikipedia
Emissaries is Melechesh's fourth full-length album and third through Osmose Productions. The album introduces their new drummer Xul (who has been performing with them since 2004). The Album contains an instrumental Bonus Track - Extemporized Ophtalmic Release - it is not titled on the track listing but is number 11 on the CD, the given name of this track basically refers to it being an unplanned improvised jam.
Usage examples of "emissaries".
He could see on the screen that more and more emissaries were arriving.
But he knew such an action before these emissaries would be fatal to their last glimmering chances.
The emissaries looked about with some interest, wondering what was going to happen.
I am quite certain I nor the truly worthy emissaries in this gathering desire your ejection from it.
One point: these emissaries in their jewels and flashing clothes, strange faces and feelers, were all bobbing their heads and settling down for a real conference.
The emissaries, all except for the combatants, were sitting up, interested.
He seemed to the emissaries to be standing right there in what had been empty space.
The combatant-planet emissaries were looking at one another, a bit frightened.
This was the first emissary meeting in over a year and he was completely certain that the power of the emissaries and collective governments had become a shadow that was no real danger to Tolnep-these empires and states were too far away.
As for the rest of these emissaries, how they got home if ever was no concern of his.
It swooped down at the park and gave the emissaries the feeling they were free-falling in space.
He was preoccupied with how to get these emissaries outside so both they and the guards could be all taken in at one twist of the scepter bottom.
The emissaries were seated on benches and in chairs which had been arranged in a half-circle just out of the danger range of the huge metal square.
Please inform the emissaries that I will honor a temporary suspension of hostilities and at this moment am withdrawing to an orbit clear of this and all Combat areas.
The emissaries had all gone off to their apartments or guard duty over Schleim.