apocrisiary
Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- noun A delegate or deputy; especially, the pope's nuncio or legate at Constantinople.
Examples
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As the pope's apocrisiary, or nuncio, the deacon had been commissioned to haunt the imperial palace day and night, never to be absent from it for an hour, and to strain every nerve to induce the emperor to send help to Rome.
Note
The word 'apocrisiary' comes ultimately from a Greek word meaning 'answer'.
