Definition

1. Noun:
   • The position or office of an envoy: "envoyship" refers to the role, status, or official capacity of being an envoy, a person sent as a diplomatic representative.
   • The tenure or period of serving as an envoy: It can also denote the duration during which someone holds the post of envoy.

Usage Examples

• (He received the official position of envoy in another country.)
• (The period she served as envoy was three years.)
• (The job of being an envoy demanded strong negotiation abilities.)

Advanced Usage

• "to hold an envoyship": to occupy the position of envoy.
  • She held an envoyship to the United Nations. (She served as a diplomatic representative to the UN.)
• "to resign from an envoyship": to step down from the role of envoy.
  • He resigned from his envoyship due to health reasons. (He left the envoy position because of health issues.)

Variants and Related Words

• Envoy (n): a person sent as a diplomatic representative, often ranking below an ambassador.
  • The envoy delivered the message to the foreign minister. (The diplomatic representative gave the message.)
• Ambassadorship (n): the position or office of an ambassador (a higher rank than envoy).
  • She later received an ambassadorship to a major nation. (She was appointed as an ambassador.)

Synonyms

• Diplomatic mission: the assignment or office of a diplomat.
• Legation: the official residence or position of a diplomatic minister (especially a legate or envoy).

Related Idioms

• No direct idioms are commonly associated with "envoyship," as it is a formal, technical term. However, it may appear in diplomatic contexts such as "to take up an envoyship" (to begin serving as an envoy).