missie
English
Etymology
Noun
missie (plural missies)
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Etymology
From Dutch missie, from French mission, Old French mission, from Latin missiō.
Noun
missie (plural missies)
Dutch
Etymology
From French mission (“a sending, a mission”), Old French mission (“expense”), from Latin missiō (“a sending, sending away, dispatching, discharging, release, remission, cessation”), from mittō (“to send”).
Pronunciation
Noun
missie f (plural missies or missiën, diminutive missietje n)
- mission, task
- (Roman Catholicism) mission (proselytisation)
- Synonym: zending
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