English

Adverb

on message

1. (obsolete) On an errand.
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter I, in Le Morte Darthur, book II:

     So whan the kynge was come thyder with all his baronage and lodged as they semed best / ther was come a damoisel the whiche was sente on message from the grete lady lylle of auelyon / And whan she came bifore kynge Arthur / she told from whome she came / and how she was sent on message vnto hym for these causes

2. (colloquial, politics) Alternative spelling of on-message

Adjective

on message

1. (obsolete) On an errand.
2. (colloquial, politics) Alternative spelling of on-message