n. pl. in·ter·nun·ci·os A Vatican diplomatic envoy or representative ranking just beneath a nuncio. No longer in use. [Italian internunzio, from Latin internūntius, mediator : inter-, inter- + nūntius, messenger; see NUNCIO.] |
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