Category:Internuncio

In`ter*nun"ci*o, n.; pl. Internuncios. Etym: [L. internuntius; inter between + nuntius, nuncius, messenger: cf. It. internunzio. See Nuncio.]

1. A messenger between two parties. Johnson.

2. A representative, or chargé d'affaires, of the pope at a foreign court or seat of government, ranking next below a nuncio.

Note: This title was formerly given also to the Austrian envoy at Constantinople.