Thesaurus: missive

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1. n. Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent; as, a letter missive.
2. n. Missile.
3. n. That which is sent; a writing containing a message.
4. n. One who is sent; a messenger.
5. n. a written message addressed to a person or organization
6. 1. Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent; as, a letter missive. Ayliffe. 2. Missile. "The missive weapons fly." Dryden. 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. 1. That which is sent; a writing containing a message. 2. One who is sent; a messenger. [Obs.] Shak.
7. n:100 n a written message addressed to a person or organization