Definition of "envoi" [envoi]

• Variant of envoy2. (noun)

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• "This poem is subtitled "An envoi to 'The Story Of The Gadsbys'" - an "envoi" is effectively a postcript, and "The Pride Of The Gadsbys" was a play (or a series of fragments of plays) written earlier by Kipling."
• "Nevertheless, he decided to append a little envoi to make the thing land more easily."
• "And this must bring us to the writing of “Hugh Selwyn Mauberley,” which was his farewell to England and his envoi, also, to both “democracy” and “civilization.”"