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envoi

en.voi or en.voy \'en-.voi, 'a:n-\ n [F envoi, lit., message, fr. OF envei, 
   fr. envoier to send on] one's way, fr. (assumed) VL inviare, fr. L in- + 
   via way : the usu. explanatory or commendatory concluding remarks to a 
   poem, essay , or book; specif : a short fixed final stanza of a ballade 
   serving as a summary or dedication