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nuncio |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nuncio \Nun"ci*o\, n.; pl {Nuncios}. [It. nunzio, nuncio, fr L. nuncius, nuntius messenger; perh. akin to novus new E. new and thus one who brings news Cf {Announce}.] 1. A messenger. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. The permanent official representative of the pope at a foreign court or seat of government. Distinguished from a legate a latere, whose mission is temporary in its nature, or for some special purpose. Nuncios are of higher rank than internuncios. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: nuncio n : (Roman Catholic) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status
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