nuncio

/ˈnʌnʃiˌoʊ/

IPA: /N AH1 N S IY0 OW0/

noun
  1. 1

    The ecclesiastic title of a permanent diplomatic representative of the Roman Catholic Church to a sovereign state or international organization, who is accorded a rank equivalent to an accredited ambassador, and may also be given additional privileges including recognition as Dean in a country's diplomatic corps.

  2. 2

    (by extension) One who bears a message; a messenger.

  3. 3

    Any member of any Sejm of the Kingdom of Poland, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Galicia (of the Austrian Partition), Duchy of Warsaw, Congress Poland, or Grand Duchy of Posen.

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