Mĕs'sage, n.
n. [Fr. message, Pr. message, It. messaggio, Sp. message, L. Lat. messagium, missagium, messaticum, from Lat. mittere, missum, to send.]
Sense 1. Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another.
The welcome message made, was soon received. Dryden.
Sense 2. Hence, specifically, an official address or communication, not made in person, but delivered by a messenger; as, an official written communication of facts or opinions sent by a chief magistrate to the two houses of a legislature or other deliberative body.