| Internuncio | n.; pl. Internuncios [ L. internuntius; inter between + nuntius, nuncius, messenger: cf. It. internunzio. See Nuncio. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. A messenger between two parties. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A representative, or chargé d'affaires, of the pope at a foreign court or seat of government, ranking next below a nuncio. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ This title was formerly given also to the Austrian envoy at Constantinople. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Nuncio | 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. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. A messenger. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] |
