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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Embassy \Em"bas*sy\, n.; pl {Embassies}. [OF. ambass['e]e,
embasc['e]e, LL ambasciata fr ambasciare for ambactiare to
go on a mission, fr L. ambactus vassal, dependent, of Celtic
or German origin; cf W. amaeth husbandman, Goth. andbahts
servant, G. amt office, OHG. ambaht Cf {Ambassador}.]
1. The public function of an ambassador; the charge or
business intrusted to an ambassador or to envoys; a public
message to foreign court concerning state affairs; hence
any solemn message.
He sends the angels on embassies with his decrees.
--Jer. Taylor.
2. The person or persons sent as ambassadors or envoys; the
ambassador and his suite; envoys.
3. The residence or office of an ambassador.
Note: Sometimes but rarely, spelled ambassy.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
embassy
n : a building where ambassadors live or work
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