A minister plenipotentiary, ranking below an ambassador and above a chargé d'affaires.
Example sentencesExamples
Sir William Hamilton is known for his interest in volcanoes, which he studied assiduously from 1764 until 1800 while he was the British envoy extraordinary to the court of Ferdinand IV in Naples.
Hamilton served as British envoy extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the court of Naples starting in 1764.
He held the post of envoy extraordinary and plenipotentiary in Turin.
Rhymes
envoi
Definition of envoy extraordinary in US English:
envoy extraordinary
noun
A minister plenipotentiary, ranking below an ambassador and above a chargé d'affaires.
Example sentencesExamples
He held the post of envoy extraordinary and plenipotentiary in Turin.
Hamilton served as British envoy extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the court of Naples starting in 1764.
Sir William Hamilton is known for his interest in volcanoes, which he studied assiduously from 1764 until 1800 while he was the British envoy extraordinary to the court of Ferdinand IV in Naples.