-internuncies-

a. [ See Internuncio. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Of or pertaining to an internuncio. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Physiol.) Communicating or transmitting impressions between different parts of the body; -- said of the nervous system. Carpenter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Internuncios [ L. internuntius; inter between + nuntius, nuncius, messenger: cf. It. internunzio. See Nuncio. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A messenger between two parties. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A representative, or chargé d'affaires, of the pope at a foreign court or seat of government, ranking next below a nuncio. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This title was formerly given also to the Austrian envoy at Constantinople. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office or function of an internuncio. Richardson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A female messenger. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Internuncios [ L. internuntius; inter between + nuntius, nuncius, messenger: cf. It. internunzio. See Nuncio. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A messenger between two parties. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A representative, or chargé d'affaires, of the pope at a foreign court or seat of government, ranking next below a nuncio. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This title was formerly given also to the Austrian envoy at Constantinople. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office or function of an internuncio. Richardson. [ 1913 Webster ]