Bible Dictionaries
Missive

Webster's Dictionary

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Missive'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/missive.html. 1828.