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Missive

Missive Meaning & Definition
Missive Definition And Meaning

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:

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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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