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internuncio

[ in-ter-nuhn-shee-oh, -see-oh ]

noun

plural internuncios.
  1. a papal ambassador ranking next below a nuncio.


internuncio

/ ˌɪ²Ô³Ùəˈ²ÔÊŒ²Ôʃɪˌəʊ /

noun

  1. an ambassador of the pope ranking immediately below a nuncio
  2. a messenger, agent, or go-between
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of internuncio1

1635–45; < Italian < Latin ¾±²Ô³Ù±ð°ù²ÔÅ«²Ô³Ù¾±³Ü²õ an intermediary. See inter-, nuncio
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of internuncio1

C17: from Italian internunzio, from Latin internuntius, from inter- + nuntius messenger
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Father Roach, still officiating as internuncio, found the dowager less and less impracticable, and at length a treaty was happily concluded.

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In the spring of 1788, the Austrian internuncio declined any further attempt at mediation, and hostilities between Russia and Turkey were renewed.

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The disputants had called in the Austrian internuncio, but all diplomacy was vain.

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