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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1567-1573
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Lenvoy, n. Also: lanvoy, linvoy. [e.m.E. and late ME. (Lydgate), var. of envoy with prefixed Fr. article, f. OF. envoy(e n. of action f. OF. envoiier (F. envoyer) to send.] The envoy, concluding part, dedication or postscript of a poem. —a1568 Bannatyne MS 243 b/64.
Finis Linvoy1573 Sempill Sat. P. xxxix. 273.
The Lenuoy to the Regent1573 Sempill Sat. P. xxxix. 318. h.
Lanuoy to the Ambassade
