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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Nuncio

/nŭn'-sē-ō/ · Nun·ci·o · IPA /ˈnʌnʃiˌoʊ/
01 n. A messenger.
pl. Nuncios ((#))
  1. 1.
    A messenger.[Obs.]
  2. 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.