noun

ēmissārĭus

gen. ēmissārii · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

id.; sent out, put forth; hence

An emissary; scout; spy

An emissary, scout, spy, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 8 Ascon.; 2, 3, 40; id. Fam. 7, 2, 3; Vell. 2, 18 fin.; Suet. Galb. 15; id. Dom. 11.—

by extension

Transf., in eccl. Lat.

An attendant; one of the guard

An attendant, one of the guard, Vulg. 1 Reg. 22, 17.—

the scapegoat

Caper emissarius, the scapegoat, sent to bear the sins of the people to the wilderness, Vulg. Levit. 16, 8 al.—

a young branch; a shoot

In botany, a young branch, a shoot, Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 208.

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