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==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] messangere, from Anglo-French messager, messanger, from message
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[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] messangere, from Anglo-French messager, messanger, from message
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
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*Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
 
==Definitions==
 
==Definitions==
 
*1 : one who bears a message or does an errand: as a archaic : forerunner, herald  
 
*1 : one who bears a message or does an errand: as a archaic : forerunner, herald  
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:c : an employee who carries messages
 
:c : an employee who carries messages
 
*2 : a [[light]] line used in hauling a heavier line (as between ships)
 
*2 : a [[light]] line used in hauling a heavier line (as between ships)
*3 : a substance (as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hormone hormone]) that mediates a [[biological]] [[effect]]
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*3 : a substance (as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hormone hormone]) that mediates a [[biological]] [[effect]]
*4 : [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messenger_RNA messenger rna]
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*4 : [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messenger_RNA messenger rna]
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*'''''[[Paper 23 - The Solitary Messengers|Solitary Messengers]]'''''
 
*'''''[[Paper 23 - The Solitary Messengers|Solitary Messengers]]'''''

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Etymology

Middle English messangere, from Anglo-French messager, messanger, from message

Definitions

  • 1 : one who bears a message or does an errand: as a archaic : forerunner, herald
b : a dispatch bearer in government or military service
c : an employee who carries messages

See also