internuncio

[ in-ter-nuhn-shee-oh, -see-oh ]
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noun,plural in·ter·nun·ci·os.
  1. a papal ambassador ranking next below a nuncio.

Origin of internuncio

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1635–45; <Italian <Latin internūntius an intermediary. See inter-, nuncio

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British Dictionary definitions for internuncio

internuncio

/ (ˌɪntəˈnʌnʃɪˌəʊ) /


nounplural -cios
  1. an ambassador of the pope ranking immediately below a nuncio

  2. a messenger, agent, or go-between

Origin of internuncio

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C17: from Italian internunzio, from Latin internuntius, from inter- + nuntius messenger

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