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for missive
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Missive \Mis"sive\, a. [See Missive, n.]
1. Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent; as, a
letter missive. --Ayliffe.
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2. Missile. "The missive weapons fly." --Dryden.
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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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Missive \Mis"sive\, n. [F. lettre missive. See Mission, n.]
1. That which is sent; a writing containing a message.
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2. One who is sent; a messenger. [Obs.] --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
missive
n 1: a written message addressed to a person or organization;
"mailed an indignant letter to the editor" [syn: letter,
missive]
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