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Roman Catholic Church. A papal envoy to a foreign court or government, ranking below a nuncio (nuncio, n. 1).
A messenger, representative, or intermediary. Cf. internuncio, n. and internuntius, n.
Roman Catholic Church. A papal envoy to a foreign court or government; = internuncio, n. 1. Now chiefly historical and rare.