Definition of embassies:
(n) :
An organization or group of officials who permanently represent a sovereign state in a second sovereign state or with respect to an international organization such as the United Nations.
(n) :
The official residence of such a group, or of an ambassador.
(n) :
A temporary mission representing a sovereign state.
(n) :
The function or duty of an ambassador.
(n) :
(archaic) A written account as to an embassy.