D defs.my
Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Message

/mĕs'-əj/ · Mes·sage · IPA /ˈmes.ɪd͡ʒ/
01 n. Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another.
  1. 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. 2.
    Hence, specifically, an official communication, not made in person, but delivered by a messenger; as, the President's message.
Phrases & compounds
Message shell — See Shell.
02 v. t. To bear as a message.
  1. 1.
    To bear as a message.[Obs.]
03 n. A messenger.
  1. 1.
    A messenger.[Obs.]