Internuncio

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Internuncio \In`ter*nun"ci*o\, n.; pl. {Internuncios}. [L.
     internuntius; inter between + nuntius, nuncius, messenger:
     cf. It. internunzio. See {Nuncio}.]
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     1. A messenger between two parties. --Johnson.
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     2. A representative, or charg['e] d'affaires, of the pope at
        a foreign court or seat of government, ranking next below
        a nuncio.
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     Note: This title was formerly given also to the Austrian
           envoy at Constantinople.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  internuncio
       n : (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the
           Pope ranking below a nuncio

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  INTERNUNCIO. A minister of a second order, charged with the affairs of the 
  court of Rome, where that court has no nuncio under that title.