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.
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