n., pl., -os.
- A Vatican diplomatic envoy or representative ranking just beneath a nuncio.
- A messenger or an agent; a go-between.
[Italian internunzio, from Latin internūntius, mediator : inter-, inter- + nūntius, messenger; see nuncio.]
Dictionary:
in·ter·nun·ci·o (ĭn'tər-nŭn'sē-ō', -nʊn'-)
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[Italian internunzio, from Latin internūntius, mediator : inter-, inter- + nūntius, messenger; see nuncio.]
| WordNet: internuncio |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
(Roman Catholic) a diplomatic representative of the Pope ranking below a nuncio
| internuncius | |
| internuncioship | |
| internuncial |
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