PRO-NUNCIO


Meaning of PRO-NUNCIO in English

[ prəʊ'nʌnsɪəʊ , -ʃɪəʊ ]

■ noun ( plural ~s ) a papal ambassador to a country that does not accord the Pope's ambassador automatic precedence.

Origin

Ital. pro-nunzio , from pro- 'before' + nunzio 'nuncio'.

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