envoi definitions

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry [syn: envoy, envoi]

Merriam Webster's

or envoy noun Etymology: Middle English envoye, from Middle French envoi, literally, message, from Old French envei, from enveier to send on one's way, from Vulgar Latin *inviare, from Latin in- + via way — more at way Date: 14th century the usually explanatory or commendatory concluding remarks to a poem, essay, or book; especially a short final stanza of a ballad serving as a summary or dedication