APOCRISARIUS

apocrisarius

apocrisarius ([schwa]-pok-ri-sair-ee-[schwa]s), n. [Latin] Hist. Eccles. law. 1. An ambassador; a mes-senger, such as a Pope’s legate. 2. One who answers for another; esp., an officer who presented church matters to the emperor and conveyed the answers to the petitioners. 3. One who, upon consultation, gives advice in eccle-siastical matters. — Also termed responsalis; a

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