Nuncio

Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The name given to the pope's ambassador. Nuncios are ordinary or extraordinary; the former are sent upon usual missions, the latter upon special occasions.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A papal ambassador.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

The name given to the pope’s ambassador. Nuncios are ordinary or extraordinary; the former are sent upon usual missions, the latter upon special occasions.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

The permanent official representative of the pope at a foreign court or seat of government Webster. They are called "ordinary" or "extraordinary," according as they are sent for general purposes or on a special" mission.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

The permanent official representative of the pope at a foreign court or seat of government. Webster. They are ealled “ordinary” or “extraordinary,” accord-

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

See Minister, 3.