nuncio

nuncio (n[schwa]n-shee-oh), n. [Italian, fr. Latin nunciare “to announce”]

1. A papal ambassador to a foreign court or government; a representative of the Vatican in a country that maintains diplomatic relations with it. — Also termed nuncius; nuntio. Cf. legatus a latere under LEGATUS; INTERNUNCIO(3); LEGATE(3).

2. Archaic. A messenger.

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