Category:Nuncio

Nun"ci*o, n.; pl. Nuncios. Etym: [it. nunzio, nuncio, fr. L. nuncius, Nuntius, messenger; perh. akin to novus new, e. new, and thus, one Who brings news. Cf. Announce.]

1. A messenger. [obs.] Shak.

2. The permanent official representative of the pope at a foreign Court or seat of government. Distinguished from a legate a latere, Whose mission is temporary in its nature, or for some special Purpose. Nuncios are of higher rank than internuncios.