pronuncio (a name given to those ambassadors whose rank in the diplomatic corps depends solely on seniority)
1nuncio — /nun shee oh , see oh , noon /, n., pl. nuncios. a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador. Cf. apostolic delegate. [1520 30; < It nuncio, nunzio < L nuncius, nuntius messenger] * * *… …
