About The Word Missive
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Missive
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What's The Definition Of Missive?
[n] a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Missive: letter Related Terms | Find terms related to Missive: See Also | address | aerogram | aerogramme | air letter | airmail letter | business letter | chain letter | correspondence | cover letter | covering letter | crank letter | dead letter | destination | document | encyclical | encyclical letter | epistle | form letter | invitation | letter of intent | mail | name and address | open letter | pastoral | personal letter | postscript | PS | round robin | text | textual matter Missive In Webster's Dictionary \Mis"sive\, a. [See {Missive}, n.]
1. Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent; as, a
letter missive. --Ayliffe.
2. Missile. ``The missive weapons fly.'' --Dryden.
{Letters missive}, letters conveying the permission, comand,
or advice of a superior authority, as a sovereign. They
are addressed and sent to some certain person or persons,
and are distinguished from letters patent, which are
addressed to the public.
\Mis"sive\, n. [F. lettre missive. See {Mission}, n.] 1. That which is sent; a writing containing a message. 2. One who is sent; a messenger. [Obs.] --Shak. |
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