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Noun.

[L.

apocrisiarius

apocrisarius

, fr. Gr. [GREEK] answer, fr. [GREEK] to answer; [GREEK] from + [GREEK] to separate.]

(Eccl.)

A delegate or deputy; especially, the pope’s nuncio or legate at Constantinople.

apocrisiarius ‎(plural apocrisiarii)

(historical, ecclesiastical) A high diplomatic representative, approximately equivalent to a papal nuncio.

a high diplomatic ecclesiastical representative