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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Internuncio  \In`ter*nun"ci*o\,  n.;  pl  {Internuncios}.  [L. 
  internuntius;  inter  between  +  nuntius  nuncius,  messenger: 
  cf  It  internunzio.  See  {Nuncio}.] 
  1.  A  messenger  between  two  parties.  --Johnson. 
 
  2.  A  representative,  or  charg['e]  d'affaires,  of  the  pope  at 
  a  foreign  court  or  seat  of  government,  ranking  next  below 
  a  nuncio. 
 
  Note:  This  title  was  formerly  given  also  to  the  Austrian 
  envoy  at  Constantinople. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  internuncio 
  n  :  (Roman  Catholic)  a  diplomatic  representative  of  the  Pope 
  ranking  below  a  nuncio 




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