| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| envoy 1, envoi (n.) |
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| Envoy has a variant spelling, envoi, reflecting its medieval French origin; it means “the concluding, often dedicatory, remarks at the end of a book or other literary work,” and it is also the technical name for the brief (usually four-line) summary or dedicatory stanza at the end of a French poem called a ballade. See BALLAD; FOREIGN PHRASES. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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