pro-nuncio

 
Pronunciation: /prəʊˈnʌnsɪəʊ, -ʃɪəʊ/

noun (plural pro-nuncios)

  • a papal ambassador to a country that does not accord the Pope’s ambassador automatic precedence over other ambassadors.

Origin:

1960s: from Italian pro-nunzio, from pro- 'before' + nunzio 'nuncio'