nuncio
noun/ˈnʌnsiəʊ/
/ˈnʌnsiəʊ/
(plural nuncios)
- a representative of the Pope (= the leader of the Roman Catholic Church) in a foreign country
- a papal nuncio
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Italian, from Latin nuntius ‘messenger’.Definitions on the go
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