| 释义 |
nun·ci·a·ture
\ˈnən(t)sēəˌchu̇(ə)r\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Italian nunciatura, nunziatura, from nunciato, nunziato (past participle of nunciare, nunziare to announce, proclaim) (from Latin nunciatus, nuntiatus, past participle of nunciare, nuntiare to announce, relate, inform, from nuncius, nuntius messenger, message) + -ura -ure (from Latin)
1. : the office or period of office of a papal nuncio
2. : an official delegation from the pope to a foreign power
< negotiations … for establishing an apostolic nunciature in Washington and an American embassy accredited to the Vatican — New York Times > |