ēmissārĭus, ii, m. [emitto; sent out, put forth; hence],
I An emissary , scout , spy , Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 8 Ascon.; 2, 3, 40; id. Fam. 7, 2, 3; Vell. 2, 18 fin. ; Suet. Galb. 15; id. Dom. 11.—
B Transf., in eccl. Lat.
1 An attendant , one of the guard , Vulg. 1 Reg. 22, 17.—
2 Caper emissarius, the scapegoat , sent to bear the sins of the people to the wilderness, Vulg. Levit. 16, 8 al.—
II In botany, a young branch , a shoot , Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 208.