1. plural of envoi; concluding stanzas of a poem, especially a ballade, typically addressing the patron or dedicatee
Usage: literary; poetry

Examples

• The ballade concluded with traditional envois addressing the prince.
• Medieval poets often used envois to flatter their royal patrons.
• The envois in this collection reveal the poet's political allegiances.
• She studied the envois to understand the poem's historical context.
• The envois provided insight into 14th-century court culture.