nuncios

Variant of nuncio

nuncio definition

nun·cio (nun′s̸hō′, -s̸hē ō′; -sē ō′; no̵on′tsē ō′)

noun pl. nuncios -·cios′

a prelate officially representing the pope and accredited to a foreign government

Etymology: It nuncio, nunzio < L nuntius, messenger

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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