Message \Mes"sage\ (?; 48), n. [F., fr. LL. missaticum, fr. L.
mittere, missum, to send. See Mission, and cf.
Messenger.]
1. Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal,
sent from one person to another.
Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee.
--Judg. iii.
20.
2. Hence, specifically, an official communication, not made
in person, but delivered by a messenger; as, the
President's message.
Message shell. See Shell.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Message \Mes"sage\, n. [OE., fr. OF. message, fr. LL.
missaticus. See 1st Message.]
A messenger. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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