NUNCIO

nuncio|nunciate. Nuncio, or Nunciate, n. a popes embassador

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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. 1. A messenger. Shak.
2. 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.