WordNet
n. a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador [syn: envoy, minister plenipotentiary]
Wikipedia
Envoy Extraordinary may refer to:
- Envoy Extraordinary (novella) by William Golding
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, a diplomatic rank
Envoy Extraordinary is a 1956 novella by William Golding, published along with Clonk Clonk and The Scorpion God in the collection The Scorpion God.
Envoy Extraordinary is set in Ancient Rome, in and around the Emperor's court. The aged Emperor lives with his favourite grandson, the seventeen-year-old Mamillius. The true heir, Posthumus, is governor of a distant province, but is jealous of Mamillius.
The normal Roman world is shattered by the arrival of the inventor, Phanocles. He brings many inventions that are far ahead of his time, including the pressure cooker, steam engines and explosives.
However', the emperor realises that these inventions will destabilize the empire. At the end of the book, the emperor sends Phanocles away to be the ambassador to China. It can be concluded that this is why China, and not Rome, invented these wonderful things some time later.
Category:1956 British novels Category:Novels by William Golding Category:British novellas Category:Novels set in Ancient Rome
Usage examples of "envoy extraordinary".
Bruce was at 46 a diplomat of considerable experience, having served in South America, Egypt, Hong Kong (as colonial secretary), Newfoundland (as governor), and in China, first as secretary to his brother, and from 1858 as superintendent of trade and envoy extraordinary to the Chinese Empire.
Calum started down the steps, prepared to bring the Linyaari Envoy Extraordinary to safety by force if necessary, but Acorna caught his arm.
AMMEL BRODRIG, ENVOY EXTRAORDINARY OF HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, PRIVY SECRETARY OF THE COUNCIL, AND PEER OF THE REALM.
FROM: AMMEL BRODRIG, ENVOY EXTRAORDINARY OF HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, PRIVY SECRETARY OF THE COUNCIL, AND PEER OF THE REALM.
Anselm haut Rodric--haut itself signifying noble blood--Sub-prefect of Pluema and Envoy Extraordinary of his Highness of Anacreon--plus half a dozen other titles--was met by Salvor Hardin at the spaceport with all the imposing ritual of a state occasion.
Anselm haut Rodric -- haut itself signifying noble blood -Sub-prefect of Pluema and Envoy Extraordinary of his Highness of Anacreon-plus half a dozen other titles - was met by Salvor Hardin at the spaceport with all the imposing ritual of a state occasion.