Syn.
— Message; errand; commission; deputation.
MISSION
Mis"sion, v. t.
Defn: To send on a mission. [Mostly used in the form of the past participle.] Keats.
MISSIONARY
Mis"sion*ary, n.; pl. Missionaries. Etym: [Cf. F. missionnaire. See
Mission, n.]
Defn: One who is sent on a mission; especially, one sent to propagate religion. Swift. Missionary apostolic, a Roman Catholic missionary sent by commission from the pope.
MISSIONARY
Mis"sion*a*ry, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to missions; as, a missionary meeting; a missionary fund.
MISSIONER
Mis"sion*er, n.
Defn: A missionary; an envoy; one who conducts a mission. See
Mission, n., 6. "Like mighty missioner you come." Dryden.
MISSIS
Mis"sis, n.