office
Envoy
envoy
also: посланник
A diplomatic rank denoting an official sent abroad on a mission; here mockingly claimed because the narrator is likewise "sent" -- to the market by his wife.
Reading notes
- My Ranks and Titles §1 envoy
A diplomatic rank -- the piece's first and mildest pun: the narrator is merely 'sent' (posylat) to market, like an envoy is 'sent' abroad.